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8.3 Building a Shared Library

Building shared libraries portably is a relatively complex matter. For this reason, GNU Libtool (see Introduction) was created to help build shared libraries in a platform-independent way.

Libtool Concept: Introducing Libtool
Libtool Libraries: Declaring Libtool Libraries
Conditional Libtool Libraries: Building Libtool Libraries Conditionally
Conditional Libtool Sources: Choosing Library Sources Conditionally
Libtool Convenience Libraries: Building Convenience Libtool Libraries
Libtool Modules: Building Libtool Modules
Libtool Flags: Using _LIBADD, _LDFLAGS, and _LIBTOOLFLAGS
LTLIBOBJS: Using $(LTLIBOBJS) and $(LTALLOCA)
Libtool Issues: Common Issues Related to Libtool's Use