-.TH LIBTOOL 1 "August 2003" "Library Support" "User Manuals"
-.SH NAME
-libtool \- Provide generalized library-building support services.
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B libtool
-.BI [ OPTION ] ...
-.BI [ MODE\-ARG ] ...
-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-The `libtool' program provides a standard way to generate both static
-and shared libraries. It hides the complexities of platform\-specific
-library generation behind an interface that is the same across all
-platforms supported by libtool.
-.SH "OPTIONS"
-libtool accepts the following options:
-.TP
-.B \-\-config
-Display libtool configuration variables and exit.
-.TP
-.B \-\-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.
-.TP
-.BI \-n | \-\-dry-run
-Don't create, modify, or delete any files, just show what commands
-would be executed by `libtool'.
-.TP
-.B \-\-features
-Display basic configuration options. This provides a way for packages
-to determine whether shared or static libraries will be built.
-.TP
-.B \-\-finish
-Same as
-.BR \-\-mode=finish .
-.TP
-.B \-\-help
-Display a help message and exit. If
-.BI \-\-mode= MODE
-is specified, then detailed help for
-.I MODE
-is displayed.
-.TP
-.BI \-\-mode= MODE
-Use
-.I MODE
-as the operation mode. By default, the operation mode is inferred
-from the
-.IR MODE\-ARGS .
-
-If
-.I MODE
-is specified, it must be one of the following:
-.IP
-.B clean
-Remove files from the build directory
-.IP
-.B compile
-Compile a source file into a `libtool' object.
-.IP
-.B execute
-Automatically set the library path, then run a program.
-.IP
-.B finish
-Complete the installation of libtool libraries.
-.IP
-.B install
-Install libraries or executables.
-.IP
-.B link
-Create a library or an executable.
-.IP
-.B uninstall
-Remove libraries from an installed directory.
-.TP
-.B \-\-quiet
-Same as `\-\-silent'.
-.TP
-.B \-\-silent
-Don't print informational messages.
-.TP
-.B \-\-tag=TAG
-Use configuration variables from tag
-.I TAG
-.TP
-.B \-\-version
-Print version information.
-.P
-The
-.I MODE\-ARGS
-are a variable number of arguments, depending on the selected
-operation mode. In general, each
-.I MODE\-ARG
-is interpreted by programs libtool invokes, rather than libtool itself.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR libtoolize (1),
-.BR automake (1)
-.br
-`libtool', `libtoolize' and `automake' are fully documented via the
-Info system.
-.SH AUTHOR
-This manual page was created by Ossama Othman <ossama@debian.org>. It
-is based on the "Invoking Libtool" menu entry in the `libtool' TEXINFO
-documentation, and the output from the
-.B \-\-help
-option. It was updated for Libtool 1.5 by
-Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.