Add library versioning according to

https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Libtool-versioning.html#Libtool-versioning
Add package versioning with m4 macros

configure.ac

@@ -11,19 +11,27 @@
 # Initialization
 # ---------------
 
-# Initialization of configure
-AC_INIT([ngspice], [35], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
-
-# Unique file in the source directory
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ngspice.c])
-
 # Ensure a recent version of Autoconf is in use
 # Older versions may not work with this script and this will report the
-# problem to the user.  (2.52 is a guess and might need some adjustment)
+# problem to the user.
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
+m4_define([ngspice_major_version], [35])
+m4_define([ngspice_minor_version], [0])
+m4_define([ngspice_version],
+      [ngspice_major_version])
+
+# Initialization of configure
+AC_INIT([ngspice], [ngspice_version], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
+
 # Revision stamp the generated ./configure script
-AC_REVISION([$Revision$])
+AC_REVISION([$Revision: ngspice_version$])
+
+# Libtool shared ngspice versioning info
+AC_SUBST([NG_SO_VERSION], [0:1:0])
+
+# Unique file in the source directory
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ngspice.c])
 
 # Create a configuration header
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([src/include/ngspice/config.h])

src/Makefile.am

@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ endif
 
 ## if !SHWIN
 ## if !SHCYG
-## libngspice_la_LDFLAGS += -version-info 0:@VERSION@:0
+libngspice_la_LDFLAGS += -version-info $(NG_SO_VERSION)
 ## endif
 ## endif