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Find 'ar' program that fits with --host argument. * m4/gnulib-common.m4 (gl_PROG_AR_RANLIB): Use AC_CHECK_TOOL.
author Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
date Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:00:24 +0200
parents 56405c4de542
children c73d0845f357
files ChangeLog m4/gnulib-common.m4
diffstat 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-09-02  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	Find 'ar' program that fits with --host argument.
+	* m4/gnulib-common.m4 (gl_PROG_AR_RANLIB): Use AC_CHECK_TOOL.
+
 2011-09-02  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	tests: init.sh: Support any non-GNU diff.
--- a/m4/gnulib-common.m4
+++ b/m4/gnulib-common.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# gnulib-common.m4 serial 29
+# gnulib-common.m4 serial 30
 dnl Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@
      ARFLAGS='-o'
      RANLIB=':'
     ],
-    [dnl Use the Automake-documented default values for AR and ARFLAGS.
-     AR='ar'
+    [dnl Use the Automake-documented default values for AR and ARFLAGS,
+     dnl but prefer ${host}-ar over ar (useful for cross-compiling).
+     AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar], [ar])
      ARFLAGS='cru'
      dnl Use the ranlib program if it is available.
      AC_PROG_RANLIB