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libtoolize - Prepare a package to use libtool

libtoolize [OPTION]...

Prepare a package to use libtool.

copy files rather than symlinking them
enable verbose shell tracing
print commands rather than running them
replace existing files
copy missing auxiliary files
install libltdl sources [default: libltdl]
equivalent to '-Wnone'
prepare ltdl for non-recursive make
work silently
prepare ltdl for recursive make
prepare ltdl to configure and build independently
verbosely report processing
print version information and exit
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]
print short or long help message

'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:

enable verbose shell tracing
don't display warning messages
work silently
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:

x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.4.7 Debian-2.4.7-7~deb12u1
automake (GNU automake) 1.16.5
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.71

Written by Gary V. Vaughan <[email protected]>, 2003

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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.

April 2024GNU libtool 2.4.7