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 Libtool-&libtool-version; Libtool <para>The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It makes the use of shared libraries simpler with a consistent, portable interface.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&libtool-fin-sbu;</seg> <seg>&libtool-fin-du;</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 -k check Five tests are known to fail in the LFS build environment due to a circular dependency, but these tests pass if rechecked after automake has been installed. Additionally, with grep-3.8 or newer, two tests will trigger a warning for non-POSIX regular expressions and fail. Install the package: make install Remove a useless static library: rm -fv /usr/lib/libltdl.a Contents of Libtool Installed programs Installed libraries Installed directories libtool and libtoolize libltdl.so /usr/include/libltdl and /usr/share/libtool Short Descriptions libtool Provides generalized library-building support services libtool libtoolize Provides a standard way to add libtool support to a package libtoolize libltdl Hides the various difficulties of opening dynamically loaded libraries libltdl