The soname naming scheme appears to have changed in 1.2.3. Was this intentional? I couldn't find any reference in NEWS or the change log. 20 Feb 12 19:43 /usr/local/lib/libgimp-1.2.so.0 -> libgimp-1.2.so.0.0.3 495843 Feb 12 19:43 /usr/local/lib/libgimp-1.2.so.0.0.3 20 Feb 2 21:09 /usr/local/lib/libgimp-1.2.so.2 -> libgimp-1.2.so.2.0.0 492345 Dec 27 19:59 /usr/local/lib/libgimp-1.2.so.2.0.0