Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:34:28 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ove Kaaven <ovek AT arcticnet DOT no>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Memory-devouring ranlib de luxe
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On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Ove Kaaven wrote:

> It was impossible to "ar" it, so with the Linux advantage at
> hand, I ran ar on the Linux computer. But of course this wouldn't link
> with the X program, complaining that I should run "ranlib" on it.

Why didn't you run `ranlib' on Linux as well?  Or just add `s' to the 
`ar' flags (Linux uses GNU Binutils, so its `ar' should support it).

> Argh, how much memory does ranlib really need, if 3x file size isn't
> sufficient?

I don't know, but you might consider asking on gnu.utils.bug news group, 
or running `ar' on a smaller library and watch memory usage relative to 
library size.