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 LIBTOOL(1)                   GNU libtool 2.5.3                   LIBTOOL(1)
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 NAME
      libtool - manual page for libtool 2.5.3

 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 and exit

      --mode=,MODE/
           use operation mode MODE

      --no-warnings
           equivalent to '-Wnone'

      --preserve-dup-deps
           don't remove duplicate dependency libraries

      --quiet, --silent
           don't print informational messages

      --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




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    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



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 LIBTOOL(1)                   GNU libtool 2.5.3                   LIBTOOL(1)
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           compiler flags: -g -O2 linker:         ,/usr/bin/ld/ -m
           elf_x86_64 (gnu? yes) version:        libtool (GNU libtool) 2.5.3
           automake:       automake (GNU automake) 1.17 autoconf:
           autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72e

 AUTHOR
      Written by Gordon Matzigkeit, 1996

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

 COPYRIGHT
      Copyright c 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 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.






























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