>>>>> "Erik" == Erik Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Erik> Therefore I've added an ARFLAGS definition to automake.in (see the Erik> patch) because at this time when setting program_AR = $(CXX) -ar -o Erik> the resulting link line will be: What version of automake are you using? Erik> program_AR = $(CXX) -ar I think this ought to override the default setting (which includes "cru"). So this should work already. Erik> - &define_variable ($xlib . '_AR', '$(AR) cru'); Erik> + &define_variable ($xlib . '_AR', '$(AR) $(ARFLAGS)'); This change supports my theory. If you redefine the per-library _AR setting, the "cru" won't be included -- this code is only run if the per-library AR setting is not defined. If it still fails for you, could you write a test case in the style of the test suite that shows the problem? Thanks. Tom