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/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/sh
compiler:: gcc
compiler flags: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -fexceptions: -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3 -Wformat -Werror=format-security -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -g -ffile-prefix-map=/build/libtool/src=/usr/src/debug/libtool -flto=auto
linker:: /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64 (gnu? yes)
version:: libtool (GNU libtool) 2.5.4.1-baa1-dirty
automake:: automake (GNU automake) 1.17
autoconf:: autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2025 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)