macOS
brew install libtoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install libtoolMacPorts ports tree · devel/libtool/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für libtool in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install libtoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install libtoolMacPorts ports tree · devel/libtool/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add libtoolAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libtool · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install libtoolDebian stable package indexes · libtool · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install libtoolFedora Rawhide package metadata · libtool · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#libtoolnixpkgs package indexes · libtool · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
sudo pacman -S libtoolArch Linux sync databases · libtool · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install libtoolopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libtool · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Generic library support script
Verlauf
GNU Libtool is the GNU portable library tool: a shell-script based layer that hides the platform-specific details of building, linking, installing, and loading shared libraries behind a consistent interface.
The Libtool manual describes the project as a response to a mid-1990s portability problem in GNU packages: shared-library support mattered, but each Unix and Unix-like platform had different compiler flags, linker behavior, filename conventions, runtime search paths, and dynamic loading rules. Libtool standardized those mechanics for package authors and was designed to integrate with Autoconf and Automake while remaining usable outside the GNU build system.
By 1999, Libtool 1.3 had added maintainers, a GNU-hosted home page, portable dlopen support through libltdl, convenience archives, export-symbol controls, and many platform fixes. The old GNU news page also notes that March 15, 1999 was treated by the team as Libtool's third birthday, placing the project origin in March 1996.
Libtool became a standard part of Autotools-era source distributions, especially for C and C++ libraries that needed to build both static and shared artifacts across GNU/Linux, BSD systems, commercial Unix variants, Cygwin, and macOS/Darwin. Its adoption is visible less as a user-facing application than as generated build infrastructure embedded in countless source tarballs.
On macOS through Homebrew, GNU Libtool is installed with prefixed executable names such as glibtool and glibtoolize to avoid colliding with Apple's system libtool command.
Package maintainers use libtool through make rules, Autoconf macros, and libtoolize-generated support files. End users usually encounter it indirectly when compiling source packages: it creates libtool object files, links libtool archives, manages PIC/non-PIC builds, and emits platform-specific install or runtime-linking commands.
Libtool is package-nerd famous because it solved a real portability mess and also became a recognizable source of noisy build logs, relinking steps, .la files, and platform edge cases. Understanding it explains a large slice of classic Unix packaging, Autotools conventions, and why Homebrew exposes GNU Libtool as glibtool.
Sicherheitslage
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Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
glibtool | cli | globales Executable | |
glibtoolize | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:libtool |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.4 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libtool |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/ |
| Repository | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libtool.git |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool |
| Lizenz | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-2.5.4.tar.xz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-06-22T14:05:23-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | m4 |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
| Einschränkungen | All commands have been installed with the prefix "g". If you need to use these commands with their normal names, you can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like: PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | libtool |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
libltdl-dev 2.5.4-4
System independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool (headers)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libltdl-devlibltdl7 2.5.4-4
System independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libltdl7libtool 2.5.4-4
Generic library support script
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtoollibtool-bin 2.5.4-4
Generic library support script (libtool binary)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtool-binlibtool-doc 2.5.4-4
Generic library support script (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtool-doclibtool
nix profile install nixpkgs#libtoollibltdl-dev 2.4.7-7build1
System independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool (headers)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libltdl-devlibltdl7 2.4.7-7build1
System independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libltdl7libtool 2.4.7-7build1
Generic library support script
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtoollibtool-bin 2.4.7-7build1
Generic library support script (libtool binary)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtool-binlibtool-doc 2.4.7-7build1
Generic library support script (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apt install libtool-doclibltdl 2.6.0-r1
Runtime libraries for GNU Libtool Dynamic Module Loader
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apk add libltdllibltdl-static 2.6.0-r1
Generic library support script (static library)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apk add libltdl-staticlibtool 2.6.0-r1
Generic library support script
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apk add libtoollibtool-doc 2.6.0-r1
Generic library support script (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo apk add libtool-doclibtool 2.5.4-10.fc44
The GNU Portable Library Tool
http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
sudo dnf install libtoolQuellspur
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