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Don Kiphart (dak@ihs.com)
Wed, 4 Sep 1996 09:37:45 -0600 (MDT) 

From: dak@ihs.com (Don Kiphart)
Message-Id: <199609041537.JAA26258@dupree.ihsyp>
Subject: Re: [mSQL] question about ranlib and SCO
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 09:37:45 -0600 (MDT)

chan wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all !
>
> I'm trying to install mSQL on SCO UNIX.
> But, the command (in the Makefile.full) :ranlib xxxxx.a doesn't work
> I have the message
> ranlib: xxxxx.a is not an x.out archive
> *** Error code 1
>
> stop.
> *** Error code 1
>
> stop.
> ...
>
> when I do ranlib xxxxx.a I only have the message
> ranlib: xxxxx.a is not an x.out archive
> if I put in commentary the command
> I don't have any error message . I don't understand
> Is ranlib necessary?
> I can make it run without doing ranlib(for a little example),
> but I don't know if the ranlib is important to mSQL.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Bye Bye.

It's not a problem. You do not need to use ranlib for libraries on
SCO Unix. An x.out archive is a Xenix format archive. On my system
it's only a warning (Release 3.2v4.2). Here is the message text.

ranlib: libregexp.a: warning - COFF archives do not require ranlib,
skipping...

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