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.TH LIBTOOL "1" "November 2024" "GNU libtool 2.5.4" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
libtool \- Provide generalized library-building support services
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B libtool
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,MODE-ARG\/\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Provide generalized library\-building support services.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-config\fR
show all configuration variables
.TP
\fB\-\-debug\fR
enable verbose shell tracing
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR
display commands without modifying any files
.TP
\fB\-\-features\fR
display basic configuration information
.TP
\fB\-\-finish\fR
use operation '\-\-mode=finish'
.TP
\fB\-\-mode\fR=\fI\,MODE\/\fR
use operation mode MODE
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-finish\fR
don't update shared library cache
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-no\-silent\fR
print default informational messages
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-warnings\fR
equivalent to '\-Wnone'
.TP
\fB\-\-preserve\-dup\-deps\fR
don't remove duplicate dependency libraries
.TP
\fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
don't print informational messages
.TP
\fB\-\-reorder\-cache\fR=\fI\,DIRS\/\fR
reorder shared library cache for preferred DIRS
.TP
\fB\-\-tag\fR=\fI\,TAG\/\fR
use configuration variables from tag TAG
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print more informational messages than default
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
print version information
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fI\,CATEGORY\/\fR
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR, \fB\-\-help\-all\fR
print short, long, or detailed help message
.SS "Warning categories include:"
.TP
\&'all'
show all warnings
.TP
\&'none'
turn off all the warnings
.TP
\&'error'
warnings are treated as fatal errors
.PP
MODE must be one of the following:
.TP
clean
remove files from the build directory
.TP
compile
compile a source file into a libtool object
.TP
execute
automatically set library path, then run a program
.TP
finish
complete the installation of libtool libraries
.TP
install
install libraries or executables
.TP
link
create a library or an executable
.TP
uninstall
remove libraries from an installed directory
.PP
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.
.PP
GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
.PP
When reporting a bug, please describe a test case to reproduce it and
include the following information:
.TP
host\-triplet:
x86_64\-pc\-linux\-gnu
.TP
shell:
\fI\,/bin/bash\/\fP
.TP
compiler:
gcc
.IP
compiler flags: \fB\-g\fR \fB\-O2\fR
linker:         \fI\,/usr/bin/ld\/\fP \fB\-m\fR elf_x86_64 (gnu? yes)
version:        libtool (GNU libtool) 2.5.4
automake:       automake (GNU automake) 1.17
autoconf:       autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72e
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-libtool@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
.br
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.PP
Originally written by Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996
(See AUTHORS for complete contributor listing)
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B libtool
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B libtool
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info libtool
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.