libtool: Platform quirks

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1 15.3 Platform quirks
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1 This section is dedicated to the sanity of the libtool maintainers.  It
1 describes the programs that libtool uses, how they vary from system to
1 system, and how to test for them.
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1    Because libtool is a shell script, it can be difficult to understand
1 just by reading it from top to bottom.  This section helps show why
1 libtool does things a certain way.  Combined with the scripts
1 themselves, you should have a better sense of how to improve libtool, or
1 write your own.
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· References                  Finding more information.
· Compilers                   Creating object files from source files.
· Reloadable objects          Binding object files together.
· Multiple dependencies       Removing duplicate dependent libraries.
· Archivers                   Programs that create static archives.
· Cross compiling             Issues that arise when cross compiling.
· File name conversion        Converting file names between platforms.
· Windows DLLs                Windows header defines.
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