Re: [PATCH] Search for gcc-ar, gcc-ranlib respectively

On 2025-05-15 08:41, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> Is there
> a situation where gcc-{ar,ranlib} are available on the PATH but
> *should not* be used in preference to plain {ar,ranlib}?

Yes, use gcc-ar only when compiling with GCC. If you're compiling with 
Clang you should use llvm-ar. I don't know of other compilers having 
this issue, so for other compilers you should use plain ar.

(If you use GCC for some compiles and Clang for others in the same 
project, watch out! But you knew that already....)