6.38. Installing Libtool-1.5

Estimated build time:           1.5 SBU
Estimated required disk space:  20 MB

6.38.1. Contents of Libtool

GNU libtool is a generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a consistent, portable interface.

Installed programs: libtool and libtoolize

Installed libraries: libltdl.[a,so].

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6.38.3. Libtool Installation Dependencies

Libtool depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed.

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6.38.5. Installation of Libtool

Prepare Libtool for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

make check

And install the package:

make install

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