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5.2 Writing ‘Makefile’ rules for libtool
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Libtool is fully integrated with Automake (*note Introduction:
(automake)Top.), starting with Automake version 1.2.

   If you want to use libtool in a regular ‘Makefile’ (or
‘Makefile.in’), you are on your own.  If you're not using Automake, and
you don't know how to incorporate libtool into your package you need to
do one of the following:

  1. Download the latest Automake distribution from your nearest GNU
     mirror, install it, and start using it.

  2. Learn how to write ‘Makefile’ rules by hand.  They're sometimes
     complex, but if you're clever enough to write rules for compiling
     your old libraries, then you should be able to figure out new rules
     for libtool libraries (hint: examine the ‘Makefile.in’ in the
     ‘tests/testsuite.dir/027’ subdirectory, generated from the Autotest
     labeled 'link against a preloaded static library' in
     ‘tests/demo.at’, of the libtool distribution; note especially that
     it was automatically generated from the ‘Makefile.am’ by Automake).