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LIBTOOLIZE(1) User Commands LIBTOOLIZE(1)

NAME

libtoolize - Prepare a package to use libtool

SYNOPSIS

libtoolize [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

Prepare a package to use libtool.

OPTIONS

-c, --copy
copy files rather than symlinking them
--debug
enable verbose shell tracing
-n, --dry-run
print commands rather than running them
-f, --force
replace existing files
-i, --install
copy missing auxiliary files
--ltdl[=DIR]
install libltdl sources [default: libltdl]
--no-warnings
equivalent to '-Wnone'
--nonrecursive
prepare ltdl for non-recursive make
-q, --quiet
work silently
--recursive
prepare ltdl for recursive make
--subproject
prepare ltdl to configure and build independently
-v, --verbose
verbosely report processing
--version
print version information and exit
-W, --warnings=CATEGORY
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]
-h, --help
print short or long help message

Warning categories include:

'all'
show all warnings
'none'
turn off all the warnings
'error'
warnings are treated as fatal errors
'environment'
show warnings about LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS content
'file'
show warnings about file copying and linking

The following space or comma delimited options can be passed to libtoolize via the environment variable LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS, unknown environment options are ignored:

--debug
enable verbose shell tracing
--no-warnings
don't display warning messages
--quiet
work silently
--verbose
verbosely report processing

You must 'cd' to the top directory of your package before you run 'libtoolize'.

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

host-triplet:
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
version:
libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.5.4
automake:
automake (GNU automake) 1.17
autoconf:
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72e

AUTHOR

Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@gnu.org>, 2003

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 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.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for libtoolize is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and libtoolize programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info libtoolize

should give you access to the complete manual.

November 2024 GNU libtool 2.5.4
Copyright 2011-2026 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen and contributors.
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