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Autotools

by John Calcote
July 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
360 pages
11h 12m
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 6. BUILDING LIBRARIES WITH LIBTOOL

The years teach much which the days never know.

Emerson Experience
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After too many bad experiences building shared libraries for multiple platforms without the help of GNU Libtool, I have come to two conclusions. First, the person who invented the concept of shared libraries should be given a raise . . . and a bonus. Second, the person who decided that shared library management interfaces and naming conventions should be left to the implementation should be flogged.

The very existence of Libtool stands as a witness to the truth of this sentiment. Libtool exists for only one reason—to provide a standardized, ...

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