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NAME
       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  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 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 .   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 .



Library Support                   August 2003                       LIBTOOL(1)