diff --git a/cde/lib/DtHelp/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtHelp/Makefile.am
index 9b88a4e97..8aad06f3f 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtHelp/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtHelp/Makefile.am
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ libDtHelp_la_SOURCES = Actions.c       AsciiSpc.c      Callbacks.c \
 		       Layout.c        LayoutUtil.c    LinkMgr.c \
 		       Selection.c     VirtFuncs.c
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtHelp_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtHelp_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtMrm/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtMrm/Makefile.am
index a1e24dc80..3836d414b 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtMrm/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtMrm/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@ libDtMrm_la_CFLAGS = -I../DtTerm/Term -I../DtTerm/TermPrim -I../DtHelp \
 
 libDtMrm_la_SOURCES = DtMrm.c
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtMrm_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtMrm_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
index 932addb68..7c21e8d8f 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtPamSvc/Makefile.am
@@ -7,5 +7,11 @@ libDtPamSvc_la_SOURCES = PamSvc.c ${top_srcdir}/include/Dt/PamSvc.h
 
 libDtPamSvc_la_LIBADD = -lpam
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtPamSvc_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtPamSvc_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
 
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
index fc235965c..4c57e5573 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtPrint.la
 
 libDtPrint_la_CFLAGS = -DMULTIBYTE -DI18N_MSG @DT_INCDIR@
+
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtPrint_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtPrint_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
 
 if SOLARIS
 libDtPrint_la_CFLAGS += -DNO_REGCOMP
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
index cf4420072..fce13b0b6 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ libDtSearch_la_CFLAGS = -DI18N_MSG -DMULTIBYTE -I./raima \
 			$(DT_INCDIR)
 
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtSearch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtSearch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
 libDtSearch_la_LIBADD = raima/libraima.la
 
 if SOLARIS
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtSvc/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtSvc/Makefile.am
index e7b6491f8..273048f26 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtSvc/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtSvc/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtSvc.la
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtSvc_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtSvc_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
 
 # USe CPPFLAGS so it will apply to both C and C++ components
 libDtSvc_la_CPPFLAGS = -I./include -DMULTIBYTE -DNLS16 -I../include \
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtTerm/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtTerm/Makefile.am
index 053b071ca..7b96f2127 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtTerm/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtTerm/Makefile.am
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ if HAS_UTEMPTER_LIBRARY
 libDtTerm_la_LIBADD += -lutempter
 endif
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtTerm_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtTerm_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtWidget/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtWidget/Makefile.am
index 578f0a988..182717e2e 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtWidget/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtWidget/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DCDE_INSTALLATION_TOP=$(CDE_INSTALLATION_TOP) $(DT_INCDIR)
 
 libDtWidget_la_CFLAGS = -DI18N_MSG -DMULTIBYTE
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtWidget_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtWidget_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
 
 if SOLARIS
 libDtWidget_la_CFLAGS += -DNO_REGCOMP
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
index 3eb7d587b..3844159d6 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtXinerama.la
 libDtXinerama_la_SOURCES = DtXinerama.c
 
 libDtXinerama_la_LIBADD = -lXinerama
-libDtXinerama_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtXinerama_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
+libDtXinerama_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
 
diff --git a/cde/lib/csa/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/csa/Makefile.am
index 893a8b38b..b0362d32d 100644
--- a/cde/lib/csa/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/csa/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ libcsa_la_CFLAGS = -DRFC_MIME -DLINE_COUNT -DV2 -DOW_I18N \
 
 libcsa_la_LIBADD = $(XTOOLLIB) $(TIRPCLIB)
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libcsa_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libcsa_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
 
 if LINUX
 else
diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/lib/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/tt/lib/Makefile.am
index 0629e2d27..895861805 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ if LINUX
 libtt_la_LIBADD += $(TIRPCLIB)
 endif
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libtt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libtt_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtinfo/DtMmdb/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtinfo/DtMmdb/Makefile.am
index bc2705ce1..ebed81065 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtinfo/DtMmdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/programs/dtinfo/DtMmdb/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ libDtMmdb_la_LIBADD = api/libapi.la btree/libbtree.la \
 		      schema/libschema.la storage/libstorage.la \
 		      utility/libutility.la
 
+# in order to try to keep lib versions the same across platforms, (2.1.0)
+if BSD
+libDtMmdb_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
+else
 libDtMmdb_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:0:1
+endif
 
 infolibdir = $(CDE_INSTALLATION_TOP)/infolib/etc
 dist_infolib_DATA = oliasdb/mmdb.infolib.spec	\