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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
       include 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 Auto-
	      conf) 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 command

	      info libtool

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU libtool 2.5.4		 November 2024			    LIBTOOL(1)

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