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Invoking libtool

The libtool program has the following synopsis:

libtool [option]... [mode-arg]...

and accepts the following options:

`--config'

Display libtool configuration variables and exit.

`--debug'

Dump a trace of shell script execution to standard output. This produces a lot of output, so you may wish to pipe it to less (or more) or redirect to a file.

`-n'

`--dry-run'

Don't create, modify, or delete any files, just show what commands would be executed by libtool.

`--features'

Display basic configuration options. This provides a way for packages to determine whether shared or static libraries will be built.

`--finish'

Same as `--mode=finish'.

`--help'

Display a help message and exit. If `--mode=mode' is specified, then detailed help for mode is displayed.

`--mode=mode'

Use mode as the operation mode. By default, the operation mode is inferred from the mode-args. If mode is specified, it must be one of the following:

`compile'

Compile a source file into a libtool object.

`execute'

Automatically set the library path so that another program can use uninstalled libtool-generated programs or libraries.

`finish'

Complete the installation of libtool libraries on the system.

`install'

Install libraries or executables.

`link'

Create a library or an executable.

`uninstall'

Delete installed libraries or executables.

`clean'

Delete uninstalled libraries or executables.

`--version'

Print libtool version information and exit.

The mode-args are a variable number of arguments, depending on the selected operation mode. In general, each mode-arg is interpreted by programs libtool invokes, rather than libtool itself.

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