RANLIB(1) User Commands RANLIB(1)

NAME

ranlib - convert archives to random libraries

SYNOPSIS

ranlib archive

DESCRIPTION

The ranlib utility was used in SunOS 4.x to add a table of contents
to archive libraries, which converted each archive to a form that
could be linked more rapidly. This is no longer needed, as the ar(1)
command automatically provides all the functionality ranlib used to
provide.


This script is provided as a convenience for software developers who
need to maintain Makefiles that are portable across a variety of
operating systems.

EXIT STATUS

ranlib has exit status 0.

SEE ALSO

ar(1), ar.h(3HEAD), attributes(7)

June 28, 2007 RANLIB(1)