On 26 December 2013 15:39, Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > But AM_PROG_AR truly does not define $RANLIB itself. Perhaps you are > using libtool and calling AC_PROG_LIBTOOL or LT_INIT? Probably. So, how about changing the sentence from "should" to "may need", or is there some reason why AM_PROG_AR cannot AC_REQUIRE ranlib so that the sentence can be deleted and no action is necessary?