10.44. Libtool-2.4.2 64 Bit

The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a consistent, portable interface.

10.44.1. Installation of Libtool

The following config.cache entry overrides the default search path, which does not take multilib into account:

echo "lt_cv_sys_dlsearch_path='/lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64 /opt/lib64'" > config.cache

Prepare Libtool for compilation:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
   --libdir=/usr/lib64 --cache-file=config.cache

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

Prepare libtool to be wrapped by the multiarch wrapper. Libtool by itself is not multilib aware:

mv -v /usr/bin/libtool{,-64}
ln -sv multiarch_wrapper /usr/bin/libtool

10.44.2. Contents of Libtool

Installed programs: libtool, libtoolize
Installed libraries: libltdl.[a,so]
Installed directories: /usr/include/libltdl, /usr/share/libtool

Short Descriptions

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