LLVM-LIBTOOL-DARWIN(1)

📦 version 23.1.3, in centos-stream 9

💖 LLVM-LIBTOOL-DARWIN(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the llvm-libtool-darwin page — this is the LLVM manual, and honestly? she's a whole vibe. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

llvm-libtool-darwin — the LLVM tool for creating libraries for Darwin, no cap 🍓

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

llvm-libtool-darwin [options] <input files>

literally just throw your options and your input files at her and she goes 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so llvm-libtool-darwin is the tool for creating static and dynamic libraries for Darwin. both. she does both. 💅

and here's the iconic part: for most scenarios, she works as a drop-in replacement for cctools' libtool. like, you can just swap her in. no drama, no notes. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

llvm-libtool-darwin supports the following options, and yes we're listing every single one because that's the whole point:

  • -arch_only <architecture> — build a static library only for the specified architecture, and ignore all the other architectures chilling in the files. very "you're not invited" energy 🙈
  • -D — use zero for timestamps and UIDs/GIDs. this one is set by default, so she's already doing it. queen behavior 💜
  • -filelist <listfile[,dirname]> — read input file names from listfile. the file names are specified in listfile one per line, separated only by newlines. whitespace on a line is assumed to be part of the filename (so don't get cute with your spacing, she will take it literally 😭). if the directory name dirname is also specified, then it gets prepended to each file name in listfile.
  • -h, -help — show help and usage for this command. classic, iconic, always there for you 🫶
  • -l <x> — searches for the library libx.a in the library search path. and here's the lil plot twist: if the string x ends with '.o', then the library 'x' is searched for without prepending 'lib' or appending '.a'. if the library is found, it gets added to the list of input files. otherwise, an error is raised. no library? no vibes. 💀
  • -L <dir> — adds dir to the list of directories in which to search for libraries. the directories are searched in the order in which they are specified with -L, and before the default search path. and the default search path includes the directories /lib, /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib. remember those, there might be a quiz 🧚
  • -no_warning_for_no_symbols — do not warn about files that have no symbols. shhh. let them be symbol-less in peace 🤫
  • -warnings_as_errors — produce a non-zero exit status if any warnings are emitted. warnings? more like errors now bestie. ⚠️
  • -o <filename> — specify the output file name. must be specified exactly once. not zero times, not twice. once. don't test her. 🔥
  • -static — produces a static library from the input files. the classic, the original, the main character 💅
  • -U — use actual timestamps and UIDs/GIDs. the opposite of -D, we love a duality 🌈
  • -V — display the version of this program and perform any operation specified. yes, she tells you her version and does the thing. multitasking icon ✨
  • -version — display the version of this program and exit immediately. unlike -V, she's outta there the second she's done. bye bestie 👋

💀 EXIT STATUS 💀

llvm-libtool-darwin exits with a non-zero exit code if there is an error. otherwise, she exits with code 0. simple as that, fr fr 💜

🐛 BUGS 🐛

to report bugs, please visit https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/. go tell the LLVM team, they wanna know 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

maintained by the LLVM Team (https://llvm.org/). they're the ones keeping the lights on, respect 👑

2003-2026, LLVM Project

okay that's the page!! big slay, you made it to the end, i'm so proud 😭🎀 this was LLVM manual page, dated 2026-10-06 — go build some libraries bestie, you've got this 💅✨🦋

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