Bash script to create symbolic links to shared libraries

libmythings.so -> libmythings.so.1 -> libmythings.so.1.1
libotherthings.so -> libotherthings.so.5 -> libotherthings.so.5.11

for baselib in "$@"
do
     shortlib=$baselib
     while extn=$(echo $shortlib | sed 's/.[0-9][0-9]*$//')
           [ -n "$extn" ]
     do
         shortlib=$(basename $shortlib $extn)
         ln -s $baselib $shortlib
     done
done

for baselib in "$@"
do
     shortlib=$baselib
     while extn=$(echo $shortlib | sed 's/.[0-9][0-9]*$//')
           [ -n "$extn" ]
     do
         shorterlib=$(basename $shortlib $extn)
         ln -s $shortlib $shorterlib
         shortlib=$shorterlib
     done
done

set -- libname.so.5.1.1

for baselib in "$@"
do
    shortlib=$baselib
    while extn=$(echo $shortlib | sed -n '/.[0-9][0-9]*$/s/.*(.[0-9][0-9]*)$/1/p')
          [ -n "$extn" ]
    do
        shortlib=$(basename $shortlib $extn)
        echo ln -s $baselib $shortlib
    done
done

ln -s libname.so.5.1.1 libname.so.5.1
ln -s libname.so.5.1.1 libname.so.5
ln -s libname.so.5.1.1 libname.so

ldconfig -v

ldconfig /path/to/dir