libtoolize
A tool used in the autotools build system to prepare a package for the use of `libtool`.
TLDR
Initialize a project for libtool by copying necessary files (avoiding symbolic links) and overwriting existing files if needed
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:
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x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
- version:
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libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.4.7.4-1ec8f-dirty
- automake:
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automake (GNU automake) 1.16.5
- autoconf:
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autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.71
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
GNU libtool home page:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.
AUTHOR
Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@gnu.org>, 2003
