LIBTOOL(1) User Manuals LIBTOOL(1)NAMElibtool - Provide generalized library-building support services.
SYNOPSISlibtool [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.
OPTIONSlibtool 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 com‐
mands 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 ALSOlibtoolize(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>.
Library Support August 2003 LIBTOOL(1)
