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LIBTOOL(1)

User Commands

LIBTOOL(1)

NAME

libtool - Provide generalized library-building support services

SYNOPSIS

libtool [ ,OPTION/]... [,MODE-ARG/]...

DESCRIPTION

Provide generalized library-building support services.

OPTIONS

--config: show all configuration variables

--debug: enable verbose shell tracing

-n, --dry-run: display commands without modifying any files

--features: display basic configuration information

--finish: use operation '--mode=finish'

--mode=,MODE/: use operation mode MODE

--no-finish: don't update shared library cache

--no-quiet, --no-silent: print default informational messages

--no-warnings: equivalent to '-Wnone'

--preserve-dup-deps: don't remove duplicate dependency libraries

--quiet, --silent: don't print informational messages

--reorder-cache=,DIRS/: reorder shared library cache for preferred DIRS

--tag=,TAG/: use configuration variables from tag TAG

-v, --verbose: print more informational messages than default

--version: print version information

-W, --warnings=,CATEGORY/: report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]

-h, --help, --help-all: print short, long, or detailed help message

Warning categories include:

'all': show all warnings

'none': turn off all the warnings

'error': warnings are treated as fatal errors

MODE must be one of the following:

clean: remove files from the build directory

compile: compile a source file into a libtool object

execute: automatically set library path, then run a program

finish: complete the installation of libtool libraries

install: install libraries or executables

link: create a library or an executable

uninstall: remove libraries from an installed directory

MODE-ARGS vary depending on the MODE. When passed as first option, '--mode=MODE' may be abbreviated as 'MODE' or a unique abbreviation of that.

GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.

When reporting a bug, please describe a test case to reproduce it and include the following information:

host-triplet:: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

shell:: ,/bin/bash/

compiler:: gcc

: compiler flags: -g -O2 linker: ,/usr/bin/ld/ -m elf_x86_64 (gnu? yes) version: libtool (GNU libtool) 2.5.4 automake: automake (GNU automake) 1.17 autoconf: autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72e

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

Originally written by Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996 (See AUTHORS for complete contributor listing)