NAME

       libtoolize - Prepare a package to use libtool

SYNOPSIS

       libtoolize [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       Prepare a package to use libtool.

OPTIONS

       -c, --copy
              copy files rather than symlinking them

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       -n, --dry-run
              print commands rather than running them

       -f, --force
              replace existing files

       -i, --install
              copy missing auxiliary files

       --ltdl[=DIR]
              install libltdl sources [default: libltdl]

       --no-warnings
              equivalent to '-Wnone'

       --nonrecursive
              prepare ltdl for non-recursive make

       -q, --quiet
              work silently

       --recursive
              prepare ltdl for recursive make

       --subproject
              prepare ltdl to configure and build independently

       -v, --verbose
              verbosely report processing

       --version
              print version information and exit

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]

       -h, --help
              print short or long help message

   Warning categories include:
       'all'  show all warnings

       'none' turn off all the warnings

       'error'
              warnings are treated as fatal errors

       'environment'
              show warnings about LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS content

       'file' show warnings about file copying and linking

       The  following  space or comma delimited options can be passed to libtoolize via the environment variable
       LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS, unknown environment options are ignored:

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       --no-warnings
              don't display warning messages

       --quiet
              work silently

       --verbose
              verbosely report processing

       You must 'cd' to the top directory of your package before you run 'libtoolize'.

       When reporting a bug, please describe a test case to reproduce it and include the following information:

       host-triplet:
              x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

       version:
              libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.5.4 Debian-2.5.4-7

       automake:
              automake (GNU automake) 1.18.1

       autoconf:
              autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.72

AUTHOR

       Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@gnu.org>, 2003

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
       GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2025  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv2+:  GNU  GPL  version  2  or  later
       <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
       permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for libtoolize is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If  the  info  and  libtoolize
       programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info libtoolize

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU libtool 2.5.4 Debian-2.5.4-7                  October 2025                                     LIBTOOLIZE(1)