Re: Feature request

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Erik" == Erik Hofman <address@hidden> writes:

Erik> When using CC an Irix in combination with STL (Standard Template
Erik> Library) the best way to use AR is by defining AR="CC -ar -o"
Erik> because SGI wants to get a grip on about anything for
Erik> optimization purposes.

Erik> The best solution would be defining a ARFLAGS variable which
Erik> defaults to cru, but could be altered by the user.

In the next version of automake you can redefine this on a per-library
basis:

    lib_LIBRARIES = libfoo.a
    libfoo_a_AR = $(CXX) -ar -o

I'm not sure if this is documented or not, but I have made a note to
check while I am revising the manual.

Tom