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

Building a shared library differs from one architecture to the other. GNU Libtool is a script that allows package developers to create portable compiled libraries. It is often used in conjunction with GNU Automake and GNU Autoconf.

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How can an autotools user specify a combination of static & dynamic linking?

I'm building a program with autoconf, automake, and libtool. My work requires that I statically link (most) libraries. This hasn't been a problem in the past because I could statically link everything with -all-static. Now it's a problem because I…
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How to debug a program wrapped in a libtool script?

I have a project involving shared libraries ie: mylib.so (test) program using these shared libraries ie: test_mylib When I try to run gdb on test_mylib, it prints: "test_mylib": not in executable format: File format not recognized When I use the…
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Why would autoconf/automake project link against installed library instead of local development library?

I'm creating a library libgdata that has some tests and non-installed programs. I am running into the problem that once I've installed the library once, the programs seem to be linking to the installed version and not the local version in…
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What is `relinking` warning?

While compiling mpich, I got a few relinking warnings... libtool: warning: relinking 'lib/libmpicxx.la' I have not been able to find out what these mean by googling the error message. What is relinking? Why is it caused and how can I get rid of it?
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libtool links with 32-bit version of libstdc++.so on a 64-bit target platform when multiple version of gcc are installed

First, I'd like to let you know that it is my first post on StackOverflow, so I hope that I won't make a fool of myself by asking a very stupid question. I've been googling about this problem for a few days now, and I couldn't find any answer so…
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How to build *.so module in Automake and a libtool-using project?

I have the same problem as others have: I have a *.la file generated by libtool in an Automake project (e.g. module.la), but I need the *.so of it to use it for dlopen() (eg. module.so). But: project is configured and built with --disable-shared…
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how to create binary and .so using libtool

I have a set of cpp files that I want to compile directly into a binary and also to compile into a shared library. I have bin_PROGRAMS=mybin lib_LTLIBRARIES=libmylib.la COMMON_SOURCES=f1.cpp f2.cpp f3.cpp mybin_SOURCES=main.cpp…
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Simple libtool alternative?

Being perfectly satisfied with old-style Makefiles, I am looking for a simple alternative to libtool. I do not want to switch to automake, and I keep running into problems with libtool when I try to use it directly. The latest one is 'unsupported…
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"Hidden symbol `atexit' is referenced by DSO" when using libtool with gcov

I have a C++ project that uses the GNU Autotools for its build scripts and libtool for linking. Recently I have added code coverage instrumentation with gcov, by ensuring that GCOV_CFLAGS="-fprofile-arcs…
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Force linking a static library into a shared one with Libtool

I have a library (libfoo) that is compiled using libtool into two objects: libfoo.a and libfoo.so. I have to create, using libtool also, another library (libbar) that will be a single shared library (libbar.so) containing all libfoo's code. In order…
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Installing apache 2.4 on OS X Mavericks 10.9

I wanted to install apache 2.4 on my OS X Mavericks and having problem with ./configure and make.
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When in conda, tmux and emacs throw "error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.6"

I've installed and updated tmux and emacs via conda in my default environment, and have these versions in conda list: # packages in environment at /home/maxghenis/miniconda3: # # Name Version Build Channel tmux …
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Libtool prefixes objects but gcov requires them without prefix

I need to perform some test coverage with gcov on a shared library I am working on. The problem is libtool renames the object files from my-name.c to libmylib_la-my-name.lo and gcov is unable to handle that conversion. Everytime I run it, the error…
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How to use libtool to create a static library from a bunch of static libraries

I have around 80 static libraries. I would like to create one static library from that. This answer didn't work for me since I get the following error: libtool: unrecognized option `-static' I am also confused as to which mode it needs to be done…
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Libtool: link: unable to infer tagged configuration

I am trying to cross-compile linphone for ARM. I configure it using ./configure --host=arm-linux-gnueabi --with-gnu-ld --disable-static --disable-glib --with-osip=/home/user/linphone_wheezy --with-readline=/home/user/linphone_wheezy…
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