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Re: xxx_LIBRARIES does ranlib on install
From: |
NightStrike |
Subject: |
Re: xxx_LIBRARIES does ranlib on install |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:47:24 -0400 |
On 10/16/07, Bob Friesenhahn <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007, NightStrike wrote:
>
> > If I place something inside the primary "_LIBRARIES", for instance
> > libmine.a, when I do a make install after doing a make, make runs
> > ranlib on that library. Why is ranlib run during make install instead
> > of during make all?
>
> Many systems supporting ranlib insist that ranlib be run on the
> library in its final location. Otherwise the library is ignored. I
> don't know if that is the case for MinGW.
Is it bad to run ranlib multiple times? Once during make and again
during make install?