man > libtoolize(1)

⚡ TLDR: libtoolize (tldr-pages)

An `autotools` tool to prepare a package for using `libtool`.

  • Initialize a project for `libtool` by copying necessary files (avoiding symbolic links) and overwriting existing files if needed
    libtoolize {{-cf|--copy --force}}
LIBTOOLIZE(1)                               User Commands                              LIBTOOLIZE(1)

NAME
       libtoolize - Prepare a package to use libtool

SYNOPSIS
       libtoolize [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       Prepare a package to use libtool.

OPTIONS
       -c, --copy
              copy files rather than symlinking them

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       -n, --dry-run
              print commands rather than running them

       -f, --force
              replace existing files

       -i, --install
              copy missing auxiliary files

       --ltdl[=DIR]
              install libltdl sources [default: libltdl]

       --no-warnings
              equivalent to '-Wnone'

       --nonrecursive
              prepare ltdl for non-recursive make

       -q, --quiet
              work silently

       --recursive
              prepare ltdl for recursive make

       --subproject
              prepare ltdl to configure and build independently

       -v, --verbose
              verbosely report processing

       --version
              print version information and exit

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]

       -h, --help
              print short or long help message

   Warning categories include:
       '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 environ‐
       ment variable LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS, unknown environment options are ignored:

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       --no-warnings
              don't display warning messages

       --quiet
              work silently

       --verbose
              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:

       host-triplet:
              x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

       version:
              libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.4.7 Debian-2.4.7-7build1

       automake:
              automake (GNU automake) 1.16.5

       autoconf:
              autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.71

AUTHOR
       Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary AT gnu.org>, 2003

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-libtool AT gnu.org>.
       GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

SEE ALSO
       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.

GNU libtool 2.4.7                            April 2024                                LIBTOOLIZE(1)
libtoolize(1) □✕
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS
-c, --copy --debug -n, --dry-run -f, --force -i, --install --no-warnings --nonrecursive -q, --quiet --recursive --subproject -v, --verbose --version -W, --warnings=CATEGORY -h, --help Warning categories include: --debug --no-warnings --quiet --verbose
AUTHOR REPORTING BUGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO

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