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: <http://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.





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