LIBTOOL-NEXT-VERSION(1)

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version 2.6.2 · 3 versions
, in arch rolling

💖 NAME 💖

libtool-next-version — bestie, it figures out the next version you should slap on a libtool library. that's the whole job. that's her whole vibe. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

libtool-next-version [OPTION]... PREVIOUS-LIBRARY CURRENT-LIBRARY

like… you give her two libraries and some options and she tells you the next number. iconic behaviour, honestly. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea, and the tea is determining the next version to use for a libtool library. that's it, that's the mission statement. 🎀

  • PREVIOUS-LIBRARY — this is the installed library (in .a or .so format) of the previous release. the old one. the one from last time. the before pic. 🙈
  • CURRENT-LIBRARY — this is the installed library (in .a or .so format) of the current release candidate. the new one. the glow-up. the after pic. 🔥

so yeah, she looks at your previous release's library and your current release candidate's library, and out comes the next version. no cap, that's literally the whole plot. 📖

✨ OPTIONS ✨

she keeps it minimal, she's mysterious, she's lowkey:

  • --help — print this help and exit. she'll explain herself, then she's out. 🫶
  • --version — print version information and exit. she'll tell you who she is, then she's gone. 💀
Send patches and bug reports to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>. bestie if it's broken, TELL HER. she wants the feedback fr fr. 📬

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Bruno Haible. yes, the actual legend. main character energy. 🏆

Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. like, none. zero. nada. she's free, she's generous, she is NOT liable. 🚨

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

the full documentation for libtool-next-version is maintained as a Texinfo manual. so if the info and libtool-next-version programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info libtool-next-version

should give you access to the complete manual. iykyk — the real ones read the Texinfo. 📚💖

and that's the page, bestie!! 🎀 this whole thing is part of GNU libtool 2.6.2, dated August 2026, and it lives in the User Commands section of the manual. go forth and version your libraries correctly, queen. 💅✨

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