[Python-bugs-list] Ranlib is obsolete - more a FYI than a bug (PR#160)
gpk@bell-labs.com
gpk@bell-labs.com
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:02:56 -0500 (EST)
Full_Name: Greg Kochanski
Version: 1.5.2
OS: Solaris 2.6
Submission from: h-135-104-33-130.research.bell-labs.com (135.104.33.130)
make install
in the python distribution on Solaris 2.6 will terminate if ranlib
is not in the search path. Ranlib is obsolete in solaris 2.x, and is
not needed, the functionality being pulled into ar(1).
I saw this problem when installing as a different user than the one
I compiled as, so it's probably not important if your search path doesn't
change.
Man mage follows:
man ranlib
User Commands ranlib(1)
NAME
ranlib - convert archives to random libraries
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ccs/bin/ranlib archive
DESCRIPTION
ranlib was used in SunOS 4.x to add a table of contents to
archive libraries, which converted each archive to a form
that could be linked more rapidly. This is no longer needed
as the ar(1) command automatically provides all the func-
tionality ranlib used to provide.
This script is provided as a convenience for software
developers who need to maintain Makefiles that are portable
across a variety of operating systems.
EXIT STATUS
ranlib has exit status 0.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
__________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE| ATTRIBUTE VALUE|
|__________________________________
| Availability | SUNWbtool |
|_______________|_________________|
SEE ALSO
ar(1), ar(4), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.6 Last change: 13 Apr 1995 1