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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
index 4723d27c47..eb33009d83 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/autotools.scm
@@ -310,3 +310,26 @@ complexity of working with shared libraries across platforms.")
`(#:tests? #f
,@(package-arguments libtool))
(package-arguments libtool)))))
+
+(define-public libltdl
+ ;; This is a libltdl package separate from the libtool package. This is
+ ;; useful because, unlike libtool, it has zero extra dependencies (making it
+ ;; readily usable during bootstrap), and it builds very quickly since
+ ;; Libtool's extensive test suite isn't run.
+ (package
+ (name "libltdl")
+ (version (package-version libtool))
+ (source (package-source libtool))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ '(#:configure-flags '("--enable-ltdl-install") ;really install it
+ #:phases (alist-cons-before
+ 'configure 'change-directory
+ (lambda _
+ (chdir "libltdl"))
+ %standard-phases)))
+
+ (synopsis "System-independent dlopen wrapper of GNU libtool")
+ (description (package-description libtool))
+ (home-page (package-home-page libtool))
+ (license lgpl2.1+)))