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# Installing Libtool-1.5

    Estimated build time:           1.1 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  7 MB

## Contents of Libtool

(Last checked against version 1.4.2.)

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

Libtool installs the following:

### Program Files

libtool and libtoolize

### Library Files

libltdl.a, libltdl.so (link to libltdl.so.3.1.0), libltdl.so.3 (link to libltdl.so.3.1.0) and libltdl.so.3.1.0

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## Libtool Installation Dependencies

(Last checked against version 1.4.2.)

Bash: sh
Binutils: ar, as, ld, nm, ranlib, strip
Coreutils: cat, chmod, cp, echo, expr, hostname, install, ln, ls,
mkdir, mv, rm, rmdir, sleep, sort, tr, uname, uniq
Diffutils: cmp
GCC: cc, cc1, collect2, cpp0
Glibc: ldconfig
Grep: egrep, fgrep, grep
Make: make
Sed: sed
Texinfo: install-info

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## 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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