Tom, > The main "problem" here is that ranlib(1) isn't a standardized tool, so there > is no guarantee on what its behaviour will be or whether it exists at all. > We assume it's there because it always has been or GNU and LLVM include it.
an option might be to wait until the bug report comes in "Hey, ranlib isn't available on my system!!! How do i build ...?". cheers, Greg