libtool - Provide generalized library-building support services.
SYNOPSIS
libtool[OPTION]...[MODE-ARG]...
DESCRIPTION
The `libtool' program provides a standard way to generate both static
and shared libraries. It hides the complexities of platform-specific
library generation behind an interface that is the same across all
platforms supported by libtool.
OPTIONS
libtool accepts the following options:
--config
Display libtool configuration variables and exit.
--debug
Dump a trace of shell script execution to standard output. This
produces a lot of output, so you may wish to pipe it to `less' (or
`more') or redirect to a file.
-n|--dry-run
Don't create, modify, or delete any files, just show what commands
would be executed by `libtool'.
--features
Display basic configuration options. This provides a way for packages
to determine whether shared or static libraries will be built.
--finish
Same as
--mode=finish.
--help
Display a help message and exit. If
--mode=MODE
is specified, then detailed help for
MODE
is displayed.
--mode=MODE
Use
MODE
as the operation mode. By default, the operation mode is inferred
from the
MODE-ARGS.
If
MODE
is specified, it 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 the 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.
--quiet
Same as `--silent'.
--silent
Don't print informational messages.
--tag=TAG
Use configuration variables from tag
TAG
--version
Print version information.
The
MODE-ARGS
are a variable number of arguments, depending on the selected
operation mode. In general, each
MODE-ARG
is interpreted by programs libtool invokes, rather than libtool itself.
SEE ALSO
libtoolize(1),
automake(1)
`libtool', `libtoolize' and `automake' are fully documented via the
Info system.
AUTHOR
This manual page was created by Ossama Othman <ossama@debian.org>. It
is based on the "Invoking Libtool" menu entry in the `libtool' TEXINFO
documentation, and the output from the
--help
option. It was updated for Libtool 1.5 by
Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
