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From: ralf@ptavv.ka.sub.org (Ralf Wenk)
Subject: Re: ar(1)
Message-ID: <1991Jun8.121808.00310@ptavv.ka.sub.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1991 12:18:08 GMT
References: <3229@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
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In article <3229@krafla.rhi.hi.is> adamd@rhi.hi.is (Adam David) writes:
> The version of ar that comes with the 1.5 ST distribution is almost completely
> different from the version described in the 1.5 manual. I have not been able
> to insert foo.o before bar.o in libc.a it seems the only options to add files
> to an archive are 'a' for append (if not already present) and 'r' for replace
> (or append if not found). Is there some weird key which allows insertion or
> do I have to create a new library and start again? I suspect that insertion

The MINIX ST ar do support the SYMDEF feature. So you must not keep any
arrangement in libraries. You can just use 'r' to replace or add new object
modules.

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Ralf Wenk -- ralf@ptavv.ka.sub.org