tldr/pages/linux/libtool.md

libtool

A generic library support script that hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a consistent, portable interface. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/libtool.html#Invoking-libtool.

• Compile a source file into a libtool object:

libtool {{[c|compile]}} gcc {{[-c|--compile]}} {{path/to/source.c}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/source.lo}}

• Create a library or an executable:

libtool {{[l|link]}} gcc {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/library.lo}} {{path/to/source.lo}}

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

libtool {{[e|execute]}} gdb {{path/to/program}}

• Install a shared library:

libtool {{[i|install]}} cp {{path/to/library.la}} {{path/to/installation_directory}}

• Complete the installation of libtool libraries on the system:

libtool {{[f|finish]}} {{path/to/installation_directory}}

• Delete installed libraries or executables:

libtool {{[u|uninstall]}} {{path/to/installed_library.la}}

• Delete uninstalled libraries or executables:

libtool {{[cl|clean]}} rm {{path/to/source.lo}} {{path/to/library.la}}