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/usr/lib/R/bin/libtool

Language and environment for statistical computing

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Usage: /usr/lib/R/bin/libtool [OPTION]... [MODE-ARG]...

Provide generalized library-building support services.

Options:
       --config             show all configuration variables
       --debug              enable verbose shell tracing
   -n, --dry-run            display commands without modifying any files
       --features           display basic configuration information and exit
       --mode=MODE          use operation mode MODE
       --no-warnings        equivalent to '-Wnone'
       --preserve-dup-deps  don't remove duplicate dependency libraries
       --quiet, --silent    don't print informational messages
       --tag=TAG            use configuration variables from tag TAG
   -v, --verbose            print more informational messages than default
       --version            print version information
   -W, --warnings=CATEGORY  report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]
   -h, --help, --help-all   print short, long, or detailed help message


Warning categories include:
       'all'          show all warnings
       'none'         turn off all the warnings
       'error'        warnings are treated as fatal errors

MODE must be one of the following:

       clean           remove files from the build directory
       compile         compile a source file into a libtool object
       execute         automatically set library path, then run a program
       finish          complete the installation of libtool libraries
       install         install libraries or executables
       link            create a library or an executable
       uninstall       remove libraries from an installed directory

MODE-ARGS vary depending on the MODE.  When passed as first option,
'--mode=MODE' may be abbreviated as 'MODE' or a unique abbreviation of that.
Try 'libtool --help --mode=MODE' for a more detailed description of MODE.

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

       host-triplet:   x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
       shell:          /bin/sh
       compiler:       gcc
       compiler flags: -I/usr/include/gnu-libiconv
       linker:         /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld (gnu? yes)
       version:        libtool (GNU libtool) 2.4.6
       automake:
       autoconf:

Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
GNU libtool home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
--configshow all configuration variableshelp
--debugenable verbose shell tracinghelp
-n, --dry-rundisplay commands without modifying any fileshelp
--featuresdisplay basic configuration information and exithelp
--mode MODEuse operation mode MODEhelp
--no-warningsequivalent to '-Wnone'help
--preserve-dup-depsdon't remove duplicate dependency librarieshelp
--quiet, --silentdon't print informational messageshelp
--tag TAGuse configuration variables from tag TAGhelp
-v, --verboseprint more informational messages than defaulthelp
--versionprint version informationhelp
-W, --warnings CATEGORYreport the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]help
-h, --help, --help-allprint short, long, or detailed help messagehelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.