RANLIB(1) User Commands RANLIB(1)

ranlib - convert archives to random libraries

ranlib archive

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.

ranlib has exit status 0.

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

June 28, 2007 OmniOS