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LIBTOOL(1)			  User Commands 		      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

     --finish
	    use operation '--mode=finish'

     --mode=MODE
	    use operation mode MODE

     --no-finish
	    don't update shared library cache

     --no-quiet, --no-silent
	    print default informational messages

     --no-warnings
	    equivalent to '-Wnone'

     --preserve-dup-deps
	    don't remove duplicate dependency libraries

     --quiet, --silent
	    don't print informational messages

     --reorder-cache=DIRS
	    reorder shared library cache for preferred DIRS

     --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: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.

     When  reporting  a bug, please describe a test case to reproduce it and in-
     clude the following information:

     host-triplet:
	    x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

     shell:
	    /bin/bash

     compiler:
	    gcc

	    compiler flags: -g -O2  linker:	     /usr/bin/ld  -m  elf_x86_64
	    (gnu?  yes)  version:	  libtool  (GNU libtool) 2.5.4 automake:
	    automake (GNU automake) 1.17 autoconf:	 autoconf (GNU Autoconf)
	    2.72e

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

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.	License GPLv2+: GNU  GPL
     version 2 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
     This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

     Originally written by Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996  (See  AUTHORS  for	complete
     contributor listing)

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 com-
     mand

	    info libtool

     should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU libtool 2.5.4		  November 2024 		      LIBTOOL(1)

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