Infrastructure Software

Good morning,
I am working in a software development company that works as follows:
- we have a platform, that consists of a list of *.so files.
- we deliver a product, based on that platform, that also consists of a list of *.so files.
- all our sources are managed via Clearcase.

Now I have the following situation:
- we have created a new Clearcase view, where we (should have) all correct sources. These have been compiled, resulting in a list of *.so files.
- we have a copy of the product that we have delivered at the client.

I would like to verify whether the *.so files of the new Clearcase view are the same as the ones that have been delivered to the client.

Why is this such a problem?
- I could check the "cksum" result, but as the Solaris command "cksum" takes into account the compilation date, I have different "cksum" results for *.so files that are basically equal.
- I could check the filesize, but a small change in a source might change the behaviour of the *.so file but not necessarily its filesize.
- I could check the "what" result (the "C Compilation System" "what" command), which gives the Clearcase status, so that I can check whether the same Clearcase versions have been delivered, but while doing this, I have seen that *.so files have been delivered, the sources of which were checked OUT (!), so also this does not give me any certainty.

- In addition, it is possible that there is a change in the platform components, resulting in a different product specific *.so file, which however does not mean that the behaviour of the product specific *.so file is different.

Therefore I am looking for another way of comparing two binary *.so files, in order for me to judge the correctness of the new Clearcase view.

Does anybody have an idea?

Thanks
Dominique