Re: Extract the archive name from the .la file and use $AR (not ar).

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Peter Rosin wrote on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 07:21:34PM CEST:
> Den 2010-08-31 19:11 skrev Ralf Wildenhues:
> >   libtool --mode=link $CC ... -o libfoo.a baz.o libbar.a
> > 
> > should be adding baz.o and all objects in libbar.a to libfoo.a, i.e., it
> > should extract all objects from libbar.a Instead, libfoo.a is added *as
> > single member* into libfoo.a.  That's the bug.
> 
> (assuming typo and that you meant that libbar.a is added *as single member*)

Yes, sorry.

> In that case, MS lib does probably not see baz.o when it creates libfoo.a,
> and the test could be made stricter by checking that baz.o is also part of
> libfoo.a, since MS lib does the part that is currently tested for
> (extracting libbar.a and putting the contents in libfoo.a).

Cool.  Yes, please extend the test.  If MS lib still passes, you can
adjust the xfail line, something like

  # This test passes with MS lib.
  AT_XFAIL_IF([case $AR in ar-lib\ *) false;; *) :;; esac])

Cheers,
Ralf