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+# Libtool-IRIX 
+
+An experimental port of OpenBSD's perl-based libtool
+
+## Why?
+
+GNU Libtool is slower on IRIX due to it using, generally, GNU bash. By porting the perl-based version from OpenBSD, we ensure that we have something that works a bit faster.
+
+## Requirements
+
+GNU M4, Make, Autoconf/Automake, an acceptable troff/nroff/groff implementation, and Perl 5.20 or later. 
+
+## Installation
+
+An install script will be provided once testing is completed. The general manual procedure is:
+
+1. Drop the contents of the perl-modules in your updated perl's directory
+
+2. Drop the libtool script somewhere in PATH, such as /usr/bsd (default test location)
+
+3. Drop the manpage, if desired, in your manpage search path. 
+
+4. Double check permissions of the modules and files
+
+## Licensing
+
+ISC, as per OpenBSD's source tree other than the m4 macro file, which appears to be GPLv2
+
+## Source
+
+Obtained from OpenBSD's CVS. You can view it on the web here: http://bxr.su/OpenBSD/usr.bin/libtool/