build/6686: makefiles seem to be using "ar" instead of "ld"

[Rado Faletic <Ra...@anu.edu.au>]

>Number:         6686
>Category:       build
>Synopsis:       makefiles seem to be using "ar" instead of "ld"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 15 22:30:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rado.Faletic@anu.edu.au
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
uname -a = IRIX 6.5 07201608 IP32
OS = SGI-IRIX-6.5.9
COMPILER = MIPSpro 7.3.1.1m (SGI C compiler)
>Description:
"ar" is not installed on IRIX.
below is the output from "configure" and "gmake"


$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/Apache
Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.14
 + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout)
Creating Makefile
Creating Configuration.apaci in src
Creating Makefile in src
 + configured for SGI IRIX-32 platform
 + setting C compiler to cc
 + setting C pre-processor to cc -E
 + checking for system header files
 + adding selected modules
 + checking sizeof various data types
 + doing sanity check on compiler and options
Creating Makefile in src/support
Creating Makefile in src/regex
Creating Makefile in src/os/unix
Creating Makefile in src/ap
Creating Makefile in src/main
Creating Makefile in src/lib/expat-lite
Creating Makefile in src/modules/standard


$ gmake
===> src
gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14'
gmake[2]: Entering directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14/src'
gmake[2]: *** Warning: File `Makefile' has modification time in the future (2000-10-16 12:01:42.122003858 > 2000-10-16 12:01:02.25484)
===> src/regex
gmake[3]: Entering directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14/src/regex'
gmake[3]: *** Warning: File `Makefile' has modification time in the future (2000-10-16 12:01:42.680431664 > 2000-10-16 12:01:02.372641)
sh ./mkh  -p regcomp.c >regcomp.ih
cc -I.  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DIRIX -n32 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib/expat-lite -DNO_DL_NEEDED `../apaci` -DPOSIX_MISTAKE   -c -o regcomp.o regcomp.c
cc -I.  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DIRIX -n32 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib/expat-lite -DNO_DL_NEEDED `../apaci` -DPOSIX_MISTAKE   -c -o regexec.o regexec.c
cc-1552 cc: WARNING File = engine.c, Line = 252
  The variable "dp" is set but never used.

        register char *dp;
                       ^

cc-1552 cc: WARNING File = engine.c, Line = 252
  The variable "dp" is set but never used.

        register char *dp;
                       ^

cc -I.  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DIRIX -n32 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib/expat-lite -DNO_DL_NEEDED `../apaci` -DPOSIX_MISTAKE   -c -o regerror.o regerror.c
cc -I.  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DIRIX -n32 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib/expat-lite -DNO_DL_NEEDED `../apaci` -DPOSIX_MISTAKE   -c -o regfree.o regfree.c
rm -f libregex.a
ar cr libregex.a regcomp.o regexec.o regerror.o regfree.o
ar ERROR:  ar is not installed in /usr/lib/ar
gmake[3]: *** [libregex.a] Error 1
gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14/src/regex'
gmake[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14/src'
gmake[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/rado/junk/apache_1.3.14'
gmake: *** [build] Error 2
>How-To-Repeat:
$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/Apache
$ gmake
>Fix:
is "ar" hardwired into the Makefiles?
>Release-Note:
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