LIBTOOLIZE(1)

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) 2.6.2

automake:
    automake (GNU automake) 1.18.1

autoconf:
    autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.73

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 © 2026 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.