The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a consistent, portable interface.
Approximate build time: 1.5 SBU Required disk space: 20 MB |
Official download location for Libtool (1.5.2):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
For its installation Libtool depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed.
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 |
libtool provides generalized library-building support services.
libtoolize provides a standard way to add libtool support to a package.
libltdl hides the various difficulties of dlopening libraries.