GNU libtool is a generic library support package. Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a consistent, portable interface. Libtool requires the use of Autoconf. libtool provides the development files and utilities for managing the creation and use of shared libraries in a platform independent manner. The associated libltdl package provides the runtime library and development files for using a pre-built version of libtool's dlopen replacement library. GNU libtool is a generic library support script. Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a consistent, portable interface. Libtool requires the use of Autoconf. libltdl provides the runtime library and development files for using a pre-built version of libtool's dlopen replacement library. The associated libtool package provides the development files and utilities for managing the creation and use of shared libraries in a platform independent manner.