%general-entities; ]> Libtool-&libtool-version; Libtool <para>The Libtool package contains the GNU generic library support script. It wraps the complexity of using shared libraries in a consistent, portable interface.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Libtool Prepare Libtool for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check. Install the package: make install Correct the ownership of the libltdl data files: chown -Rv root:root /usr/share/libtool/libltdl Contents of Libtool Installed programs Installed libraries libtool and libtoolize libltdl.[a,so] Short Descriptions libtool Provides generalized library-building support services libtool libtoolize Provides a standard way to add libtool support to a package libtoolize libltdl Hides the various difficulties of dlopening libraries libltdl