%general-entities; ]> Libtool The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a consistent, portable interface. &buildtime; 1.5 SBU &diskspace; 20 MB Libtool installation depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed. Prepare Libtool for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check. Install the package: make install Installed programs: libtool and libtoolize Installed libraries: libltdl.[a,so]. 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.