Re: ar(1) issue building coreutils on 64-bit AIX

[Eric Blake]

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[crossing the conversation over to the autotools in question]

According to Daniel Richard G. on 8/15/2007 11:23 AM:
> On Tue, 2007 Aug 14 08:47:07 +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
>>>     AR_FLAGS="-X64 cru"
>> coreutils doesn't use libtool, but it does use automake.
>> And automake uses the "ARFLAGS" spelling.
> 
> I lament the inconsistency, but that's a fair point.

We ought to be consistent across all of the autotools.  I personally
prefer ARFLAGS over AR_FLAGS, since it is CFLAGS and not C_FLAGS.  Also, I
think that fits better with the GNU Coding Standards:
http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Command-Variables
which mention appending "FLAGS" (not "_FLAGS") to the utility name.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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