diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 792e779..a9408fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 ## Copyright (C) 2002-2008, Marcelo E. Magallon <mmagallo[]debian org>
 ## Copyright (C) 2002, Lev Povalahev
 ## All rights reserved.
-## 
-## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
+##
+## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 ## modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-## 
-## * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
+##
+## * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 ##   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-## * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, 
-##   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation 
+## * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+##   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
 ##   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-## * The name of the author may be used to endorse or promote products 
+## * The name of the author may be used to endorse or promote products
 ##   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 ##
-## THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" 
-## AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 
+## THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+## AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 ## IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-## ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE 
-## LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 
-## CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 
+## ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+## LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+## CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 ## SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 ## INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 ## CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
@@ -116,9 +116,13 @@ endif
 
 lib/$(LIB.SHARED): $(LIB.SOBJS)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS.SO) -o $@ $^ $(LIB.LDFLAGS) $(LIB.LIBS)
-ifneq ($(LN),)
+ifdef LIB.SONAME
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED) lib/$(LIB.SONAME)
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED) lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
+else
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED) lib/$(LIB.SONAME.MINOR)
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SONAME.MINOR) lib/$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR) lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK)
 endif
 ifneq ($(STRIP),)
 	$(STRIP) -x $@
@@ -165,8 +169,14 @@ endif
 lib/$(LIB.SHARED.MX): $(LIB.SOBJS.MX)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS.SO.MX) -o $@ $^ $(LIB.LDFLAGS) $(LIB.LIBS)
 ifneq ($(LN),)
+ifdef LIB.SONAME.MX
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED.MX) lib/$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
 	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED.MX) lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
+else
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SHARED.MX) lib/$(LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX)
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX) lib/$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
+	$(LN) $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX) lib/$(LIB.DEVLNK.MX)
+endif
 endif
 ifneq ($(STRIP),)
 	$(STRIP) -x $@
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ VISUALINFO.BIN.OBJ := $(VISUALINFO.BIN.OBJ:.c=.o)
 ifneq ($(filter nacl%,$(SYSTEM)),)
 glew.bin: glew.lib bin
 else
-glew.bin: glew.lib bin bin/$(GLEWINFO.BIN) bin/$(VISUALINFO.BIN) 
+glew.bin: glew.lib bin bin/$(GLEWINFO.BIN) bin/$(VISUALINFO.BIN)
 endif
 
 bin:
@@ -320,8 +330,14 @@ uninstall:
 ifeq ($(filter-out mingw% cygwin,$(SYSTEM)),)
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED)" "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED.MX)"
 else
+ifdef LIB.SONAME
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MX)"
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED.MX)"
+else
+	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MINOR)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX)"
+	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)"
+	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.SHARED.MX)"
+endif
 endif
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.STATIC)" "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIB.STATIC.MX)"
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(GLEWINFO.BIN)" "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(VISUALINFO.BIN)"
@@ -347,7 +363,7 @@ dist-win32:
 	cp -a bin $(DIST_DIR)
 	cp -a lib $(DIST_DIR)
 	$(RM) -f $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/*.pdb $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/*.exp
-	$(RM) -f $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/glewinfo-*.exe $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/visualinfo-*.exe 
+	$(RM) -f $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/glewinfo-*.exe $(DIST_DIR)/bin/*/*/visualinfo-*.exe
 	$(RM) -f $(DIST_DIR)/lib/*/*/*.pdb $(DIST_DIR)/lib/*/*/*.exp
 	unix2dos $(DIST_DIR)/include/GL/*.h
 	unix2dos $(DIST_DIR)/doc/*.txt
diff --git a/config/Makefile.darwin b/config/Makefile.darwin
index bf34a0e..c3a505a 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.darwin
+++ b/config/Makefile.darwin
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dylib
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -dynamiclib -install_name $(GLEW_DEST)/lib/$(LIB.SHARED) -current_version $(SO_VERSION) -compatibility_version $(SO_MAJOR)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dylib
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
diff --git a/config/Makefile.darwin-ppc b/config/Makefile.darwin-ppc
index 46c8b73..51c98b6 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.darwin-ppc
+++ b/config/Makefile.darwin-ppc
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dylib
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -dynamiclib -install_name $(GLEW_DEST)/lib/$(LIB.SHARED) -current_version $(SO_VERSION) -compatibility_version $(SO_MAJOR)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dylib
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
diff --git a/config/Makefile.darwin-universal b/config/Makefile.darwin-universal
index 5f3f278..aad080a 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.darwin-universal
+++ b/config/Makefile.darwin-universal
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 NAME = $(GLEW_NAME)
 CC = cc
 LD = cc
-AR = 
+AR =
 LIBTOOL = libtool -static -o
-STRIP = 
+STRIP =
 CFLAGS.EXTRA = -dynamic -fno-common
 #CFLAGS.EXTRA += -no-cpp-precomp
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -arch i386 -arch x86_64
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dylib
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -dynamiclib -install_name $(GLEW_DEST)/lib/$(LIB.SHARED) -current_version $(SO_VERSION) -compatibility_version $(SO_MAJOR)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dylib
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
diff --git a/config/Makefile.darwin-x86_64 b/config/Makefile.darwin-x86_64
index e6eb050..7596f77 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.darwin-x86_64
+++ b/config/Makefile.darwin-x86_64
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).dylib
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
 LDFLAGS.SO    = -dynamiclib -install_name $(GLEW_DEST)/lib/$(LIB.SHARED) -current_version $(SO_VERSION) -compatibility_version $(SO_MAJOR)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).dylib
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR).dylib
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.dylib
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.$(SO_VERSION).dylib
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
diff --git a/config/Makefile.freebsd b/config/Makefile.freebsd
index ca2771d..a0cf1f6 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/config/Makefile.freebsd
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ NAME = GLEW
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.gnu b/config/Makefile.gnu
index b7c58be..9eb8cde 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.gnu
+++ b/config/Makefile.gnu
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = ${LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX}.$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.haiku b/config/Makefile.haiku
index ce832f9..ccef26a 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.haiku
+++ b/config/Makefile.haiku
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@ POPT = -O2
 
 BIN.SUFFIX =
 
-LIB.SONAME = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
+LDFLAGS.SO = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
 
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = ${LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX}.$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
 
diff --git a/config/Makefile.irix b/config/Makefile.irix
index a1be5ee..8d5878f 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.irix
+++ b/config/Makefile.irix
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ NAME = GLEW
 WARN = -fullwarn -woff 1110,1498
 POPT = -O2 -OPT:Olimit=0
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = ${LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX}.$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.kfreebsd b/config/Makefile.kfreebsd
index faf1046..7480f8b 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.kfreebsd
+++ b/config/Makefile.kfreebsd
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname $(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = ${LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX}.$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.linux b/config/Makefile.linux
index 55e4a23..5b04d1f 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.linux
+++ b/config/Makefile.linux
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ POPT = -O2
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -fPIC
 CFLAGS.EXTRA += -Wcast-qual
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.nacl-32 b/config/Makefile.nacl-32
index 2a5cec7..8ac1af5 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.nacl-32
+++ b/config/Makefile.nacl-32
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC = -shared
 WARN = -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.nacl-64 b/config/Makefile.nacl-64
index 37cb6e9..6e4dc37 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.nacl-64
+++ b/config/Makefile.nacl-64
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC = -shared
 WARN = -Wall -W -Wno-unused-parameter
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = $(LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC) -soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.netbsd b/config/Makefile.netbsd
index 6da47b1..3e5f14c 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.netbsd
+++ b/config/Makefile.netbsd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME = $(GLEW_NAME)
 CC = cc
 LD = ld
-LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/usr/X11R7/lib -R /usr/X11R7/lib 
+LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/usr/X11R7/lib -R /usr/X11R7/lib
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lGL -lX11
 LDFLAGS.STATIC = -Wl,-Bstatic
 LDFLAGS.DYNAMIC = -Wl,-Bdynamic
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ NAME = GLEW
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.openbsd b/config/Makefile.openbsd
index ade993e..18c6fdd 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.openbsd
+++ b/config/Makefile.openbsd
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ NAME = GLEW
 WARN = -Wall -W
 POPT = -O2
 BIN.SUFFIX =
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -soname $(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/Makefile.solaris b/config/Makefile.solaris
index 96e6d1f..80433af 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.solaris
+++ b/config/Makefile.solaris
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ LDFLAGS.GL = -lGL -lX11
 NAME = GLEW
 BIN.SUFFIX =
 POPT = -xO2
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
diff --git a/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc b/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
index d66395b..421f03d 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
+++ b/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ LDFLAGS.GL = -lGL -lX11
 NAME = GLEW
 BIN.SUFFIX =
 POPT = -O2
-LIB.SONAME    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK    = lib$(NAME).so
 LIB.SHARED    = lib$(NAME).so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC    = lib$(NAME).a
-LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME)
-LIB.SONAME.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LDFLAGS.SO    = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR)
+LIB.SONAME.MINOR.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_MAJOR).$(SO_MINOR)
 LIB.DEVLNK.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so
 LIB.SHARED.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.so.$(SO_VERSION)
 LIB.STATIC.MX = lib$(NAME)mx.a
-LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MX)
+LDFLAGS.SO.MX = -shared -Wl,-soname=$(LIB.SONAME.MAJOR.MX)
diff --git a/config/version b/config/version
index b6a9753..d0c9ab2 100644
--- a/config/version
+++ b/config/version
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ GLEW_MINOR = 12
 GLEW_MICRO = 0
 GLEW_VERSION = $(GLEW_MAJOR).$(GLEW_MINOR).$(GLEW_MICRO)
 GLEW_NAME = GLEW
-SO_MAJOR = $(GLEW_MAJOR).$(GLEW_MINOR)
-SO_VERSION = $(GLEW_VERSION)
+SO_MAJOR       = $(GLEW_MAJOR)
+SO_MINOR       = $(GLEW_MINOR)
+SO_VERSION     = $(GLEW_VERSION)