%general-entities; ]> Libtool-&libtool-version; Libtool <para>The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a consistent, portable interface.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>1.5 SBU</seg><seg>20 MB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>Libtool installation depends on</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Libtool Prepare Libtool for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check. Install the package: make install Contents of Libtool Installed programs: libtool and libtoolize Installed libraries: libltdl.[a,so]. Short descriptions libtool libtool provides generalized library-building support services. libtoolize libtoolize provides a standard way to add libtool support to a package. libltdl libltdl hides the various difficulties of dlopening libraries.