3 files changed, 25 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/development/slibtool/README b/development/slibtool/README
index 4ff07495d7..14d5f5dbb1 100644
--- a/development/slibtool/README
+++ b/development/slibtool/README
@@ -9,8 +9,26 @@ This does not conflict with GNU libtool included with Slackware.
 
 To use slibtool instead of libtool export this to your environment.
   export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=slibtool'
-
-Alternatively only shared or static libraries can be built.
+or you can build only shared libraries:
   export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=slibtool-shared'
-or
+or only static libraries:
   export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=slibtool-static'
+
+slibtool may build packages that are not compatible with GNU libtool.
+For compatibility, use clibtool instead of slibtool:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=clibtool'
+or, for only shared libraries:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=clibtool-shared'
+or, for only static libraries:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=clibtool-static'
+
+If a build with libtool fails because of missing libtool library files
+(.la), the package with the missing files can be rebuilt with clibtool
+as above.
+
+To use slibtool in a more verbose debug mode:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=dlibtool'
+or, for only shared libraries:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=dlibtool-shared'
+or, for only static libraries:
+  export MAKEFLAGS='LIBTOOL=dlibtool-static'
diff --git a/development/slibtool/slibtool.SlackBuild b/development/slibtool/slibtool.SlackBuild
index 4771a6e152..29468d89cb 100644
--- a/development/slibtool/slibtool.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/slibtool/slibtool.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=slibtool
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5.16}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5.17}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/development/slibtool/slibtool.info b/development/slibtool/slibtool.info
index 545f578eca..9ebbc51d61 100644
--- a/development/slibtool/slibtool.info
+++ b/development/slibtool/slibtool.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="slibtool"
-VERSION="0.5.16"
+VERSION="0.5.17"
 HOMEPAGE="http://midipix.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://midipix.org/dl/slibtool/slibtool-0.5.16.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="9f7cc96e4599761ab89c40b885642ce2"
+DOWNLOAD="http://midipix.org/dl/slibtool/slibtool-0.5.17.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="db851fd891474115cc37b3d18dbefcaa"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""