Allow for cross-compile version of ar.

11 files changed, 260 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8a734908..b9e81cc2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-06-05         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Add call to AM_PROG_AR for use in
+	cross compiles.  Thanks to Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox@gentoo.org>
+	for the patch.
+
 2020-05-15         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* config.guess, config.sub: Updated from GNULIB.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 18e1b327..1891a401 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ CTAGS = ctags
 CSCOPE = cscope
 DIST_SUBDIRS = support . extension extras doc awklib po test
 am__DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(srcdir)/configh.in ABOUT-NLS \
-	AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README TODO awkgram.c \
-	command.c compile config.guess config.rpath config.sub depcomp \
-	install-sh missing mkinstalldirs ylwrap
+	AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README TODO ar-lib \
+	awkgram.c command.c compile config.guess config.rpath \
+	config.sub depcomp install-sh missing mkinstalldirs ylwrap
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 distdir = $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
 top_distdir = $(distdir)
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/awk
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 08ec5447..f5b7339a 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,66 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Copyright (C) 2011-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AR([ACT-IF-FAIL])
+# -------------------------
+# Try to determine the archiver interface, and trigger the ar-lib wrapper
+# if it is needed.  If the detection of archiver interface fails, run
+# ACT-IF-FAIL (default is to abort configure with a proper error message).
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AR],
+[AC_BEFORE([$0], [LT_INIT])dnl
+AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_PROG_LIBTOOL])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE([AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([ar-lib])dnl
+AC_CHECK_TOOLS([AR], [ar lib "link -lib"], [false])
+: ${AR=ar}
+
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([the archiver ($AR) interface], [am_cv_ar_interface],
+  [AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
+   am_cv_ar_interface=ar
+   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int some_variable = 0;]])],
+     [am_ar_try='$AR cru libconftest.a conftest.$ac_objext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD'
+      AC_TRY_EVAL([am_ar_try])
+      if test "$ac_status" -eq 0; then
+        am_cv_ar_interface=ar
+      else
+        am_ar_try='$AR -NOLOGO -OUT:conftest.lib conftest.$ac_objext >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD'
+        AC_TRY_EVAL([am_ar_try])
+        if test "$ac_status" -eq 0; then
+          am_cv_ar_interface=lib
+        else
+          am_cv_ar_interface=unknown
+        fi
+      fi
+      rm -f conftest.lib libconftest.a
+     ])
+   AC_LANG_POP([C])])
+
+case $am_cv_ar_interface in
+ar)
+  ;;
+lib)
+  # Microsoft lib, so override with the ar-lib wrapper script.
+  # FIXME: It is wrong to rewrite AR.
+  # But if we don't then we get into trouble of one sort or another.
+  # A longer-term fix would be to have automake use am__AR in this case,
+  # and then we could set am__AR="$am_aux_dir/ar-lib \$(AR)" or something
+  # similar.
+  AR="$am_aux_dir/ar-lib $AR"
+  ;;
+unknown)
+  m4_default([$1],
+             [AC_MSG_ERROR([could not determine $AR interface])])
+  ;;
+esac
+AC_SUBST([AR])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/ar-lib b/ar-lib
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..71a3311a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ar-lib
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/local/share/automake-1.16/ar-lib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/awklib/Makefile.in b/awklib/Makefile.in
index 2c492675..2683ea1a 100644
--- a/awklib/Makefile.in
+++ b/awklib/Makefile.in
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ pkglibexecdir = $(libexecdir)/awk
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 684c76db..6dfd664d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -662,6 +662,8 @@ USE_NLS
 SED
 ZOS_FAIL
 acl_shlibext
+ac_ct_AR
+AR
 RANLIB
 LN_S
 YFLAGS
@@ -5506,6 +5508,179 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
+# support/ builds libsupport.a, allow for cross version of ar
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  for ac_prog in ar lib "link -lib"
+  do
+    # Extract the first word of "$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_AR+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$AR"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_AR="$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+AR=$ac_cv_prog_AR
+if test -n "$AR"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AR" >&5
+$as_echo "$AR" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+    test -n "$AR" && break
+  done
+fi
+if test -z "$AR"; then
+  ac_ct_AR=$AR
+  for ac_prog in ar lib "link -lib"
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="$ac_ct_AR" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="$ac_prog"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+ac_ct_AR=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR
+if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AR" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_ct_AR" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+  test -n "$ac_ct_AR" && break
+done
+
+  if test "x$ac_ct_AR" = x; then
+    AR="false"
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    AR=$ac_ct_AR
+  fi
+fi
+
+: ${AR=ar}
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking the archiver ($AR) interface" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking the archiver ($AR) interface... " >&6; }
+if ${am_cv_ar_interface+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+   am_cv_ar_interface=ar
+   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+int some_variable = 0;
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  am_ar_try='$AR cru libconftest.a conftest.$ac_objext >&5'
+      { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$am_ar_try\""; } >&5
+  (eval $am_ar_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }
+      if test "$ac_status" -eq 0; then
+        am_cv_ar_interface=ar
+      else
+        am_ar_try='$AR -NOLOGO -OUT:conftest.lib conftest.$ac_objext >&5'
+        { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$am_ar_try\""; } >&5
+  (eval $am_ar_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }
+        if test "$ac_status" -eq 0; then
+          am_cv_ar_interface=lib
+        else
+          am_cv_ar_interface=unknown
+        fi
+      fi
+      rm -f conftest.lib libconftest.a
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+   ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_ar_interface" >&5
+$as_echo "$am_cv_ar_interface" >&6; }
+
+case $am_cv_ar_interface in
+ar)
+  ;;
+lib)
+  # Microsoft lib, so override with the ar-lib wrapper script.
+  # FIXME: It is wrong to rewrite AR.
+  # But if we don't then we get into trouble of one sort or another.
+  # A longer-term fix would be to have automake use am__AR in this case,
+  # and then we could set am__AR="$am_aux_dir/ar-lib \$(AR)" or something
+  # similar.
+  AR="$am_aux_dir/ar-lib $AR"
+  ;;
+unknown)
+  as_fn_error $? "could not determine $AR interface" "$LINENO" 5
+  ;;
+esac
+
+
 # This is mainly for my use during testing and development.
 # Yes, it's a bit of a hack.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for special development options" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 31364ab8..8c256f21 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ AC_EXEEXT
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+# support/ builds libsupport.a, allow for cross version of ar
+AM_PROG_AR
+
 # This is mainly for my use during testing and development.
 # Yes, it's a bit of a hack.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for special development options])
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index e38e3f38..298dbc71 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@
diff --git a/extras/Makefile.in b/extras/Makefile.in
index a9e4fd2a..f087564f 100644
--- a/extras/Makefile.in
+++ b/extras/Makefile.in
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@
diff --git a/support/Makefile.in b/support/Makefile.in
index 28e2c0ca..cac49744 100644
--- a/support/Makefile.in
+++ b/support/Makefile.in
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
 LIBRARIES = $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
-AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = cru
 AM_V_AR = $(am__v_AR_@AM_V@)
 am__v_AR_ = $(am__v_AR_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
@@ -208,6 +207,7 @@ DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@
diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index f5f8e05a..dd1f8316 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
+AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
 abs_srcdir = @abs_srcdir@
 abs_top_builddir = @abs_top_builddir@
 abs_top_srcdir = @abs_top_srcdir@
+ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 acl_shlibext = @acl_shlibext@
 am__include = @am__include@