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From: robotvis@vision.auc.dk (ORNL studenter(stud. f90))
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Subject: Re: C Source for ranlib
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Date: 3 Jul 90 07:26:24 GMT
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In-reply-to: ssdken@watson.Claremont.EDU's message of 2 Jul 90 21:01:04 GMT

In article <7710@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> ssdken@watson.Claremont.EDU (Ken Nelson) writes:

>    Hi:
>
>       I have a set of source and Makefiles which appear to 
>       need ranlib to work.  Where might I find the source for
>       ranlib so that I could port it to a Data General Aviion
>       running a variant of System V unix call DGUX?
>
>
>
>			   Ken Nelson

  As far as I know, ranlib only sorts an archive (i.e. a library) so
  that your _linker_ performs it's work faster. It is not necessary 
  to run ranlib on your library.

					Niels
					(robotvis@vision.auc.dk)