libtool prerequisite in configure.in

[Ireneusz SZCZESNIAK]

Hi,

I am writing to ask for a solution to my Autoconf problem related to
Libtool.

dxhdf5, a package which I am developing, does not have auto-generated
files in CVS.  When someone checks it out from CVS, then only
"autoreconf -i" is required to generate all the needed files.  But
because of this reason I cannot be sure what version of auto-tools one
is using, in particular I don't know the version of Libtool.

The package requires Libtool 1.5, and any previous version should not
be used.  Is there a way to check for the version of Libtool in
configure.in?  My dream would be to get a macro like "LT_PREREQ(1.5)".

How to check for the version of Libtool?  I do not want to search the
"ltmain.sh" file for "VERSION=\(..*\)$".

Please send me a copy of your response, because I am not on the list.


Thank you & best,
Irek