Libtool for Cygwin question

Libtool for Cygwin question

[Steve Jorgensen]

Forgive me if this is something I should have been able to find the answer 
to myself, but I have not been able to.

I'm attempting to learn Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool, and it's time to 
start trying examples.  I'd like to do this in Cygwin.  From what I can 
tell, the standard Cygwin distribution contains Autoconf and Automake, but 
not Libtool.

Questions:
1. Is there a Cygwin-specific libtool or patch for libtool, or is Cygwin 
support inherent in the normal Libtool 1.4 release?
2. The Libtool 1.4 readme lists platforms for which shared library support 
has been implemented, and I don't see Cygwin or Windows listed.  Is this 
accurate?  Is it not yet possible to use Libtool to handle shared libraries 
in Cygwin nor Building on Cygwin for Windows target?  Any experimental 
patches?
3. The Libtool 1.4 readme says I will need to apply the patch at the end of 
the document to installed automake scripts until the next release of 
Automake, but it doesn't say what release that will be.  How do I know if 
this next release referred to has or has not occurred per the current 
Cygwin Automake package?

Thanks for any help,

	Steve Jorgensen

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