$OpenBSD$
--- SConstruct.orig	Thu Jun 28 12:09:08 2012
+++ SConstruct	Thu Jun 28 12:37:27 2012
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ opts.Add('CXX', 'The C++ compiler (for the tests)')
 opts.Add('CCFLAGS', 'Flags for the compiler.', ['-O2', '-Wall'])
 opts.Add('LINK', 'The linker.')
 opts.Add('LINKFLAGS', 'Linker flags.', [])
+opts.Add('SONAME', 'Shared library name.')
 opts.Add('no_cygwin', 'Use -mno-cygwin to build using the mingw compiler on cygwin', 0)
 opts.Add('LIBS', 'libraries', [])
 opts.Add('LIBPATH', 'library path', [])
@@ -145,7 +146,9 @@ Files will be installed on <prefix>/bin, <prefix>/lib 
 ########### end of helper builders
 
 env['CPPPATH'] = '#/include'
-env['LIBPATH'] =  ['#/lib'] + env['LIBPATH']
+env['LIBPATH'] =  ['#/lib'] + env['LIBPATH'].split(" ")
+
+env.Append(SHLINKFLAGS=' -Wl,-soname='+env['SONAME'])
 
 if env['no_cygwin']: