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 and exit

--mode=,MODE/

use operation mode MODE

--no-warnings

equivalent to '-Wnone'

--preserve-dup-deps

don't remove duplicate dependency libraries

--quiet, --silent

don't print informational messages

--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: <www.gnu.org/s/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 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/libtool-Tiym40/libtool-2.4.6=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=,format-security/ linker: ,/usr/bin/ld/ -m elf_x86_64 (gnu? yes) version: libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.6 Debian-2.4.6-2 automake: automake (GNU automake) 1.15 autoconf: autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.69

AUTHOR

Written by Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for libtool is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and libtool programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info libtool

should give you access to the complete manual.