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From: stanonik@nprdc.navy.mil (Ron Stanonik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: why does 4.3bsd still lorder|tsort libc?
Message-ID: <20883@adm.BRL.MIL>
Date: 18 Sep 89 18:13:19 GMT
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Since 4.3bsd ranlib's libraries such as libc.a, why
does the Makefile for libc.a still lorder|tsort before
ar'ing the .o files?  That is, does anything depend
upon the archive being lorder'ed, or is it just an
historical leftover?

Thanks,

Ron Stanonik
stanonik@nprdc.navy.mil