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GNU Libtool

Summary

GNU Libtool is a software library[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #65 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Libtool is the creator of Gordon Matzigkeit[3].
  • GNU Libtool's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • GNU Libtool's instance of is recorded as programming tool[5].
  • GNU Libtool's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU Libtool's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU Libtool's maintained by is recorded as Gordon Matzigkeit[8].
  • GNU Libtool's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • GNU Libtool's logo image is recorded as Libtool.jpg[10].
  • GNU Libtool's developer is recorded as GNU Project[11].
  • GNU Libtool's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[12].
  • GNU Libtool's programmed in is recorded as shell script[13].
  • GNU Libtool's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNU Libtool's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[15].
  • GNU Libtool's operating system is recorded as BSD[16].
  • GNU Libtool's operating system is recorded as macOS[17].
  • GNU Libtool's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • GNU Libtool's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.2[20].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.3[21].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.4[22].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.6[23].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.7[24].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.5[25].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4[26].
  • GNU Libtool's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.0[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include GNU build system[28], a build system[29] and GNU Project[30], an open-source project[31], founded in 1983[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[4], programming tool[5], GNU package[6], and free software[7].

History and Context

+1997-07-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GNU Libtool[33].

Why It Matters

GNU Libtool draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #65 of 200).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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