opensolaris man page for ranlib

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 oper-
       ating systems.

EXIT STATUS
       ranlib has exit status 0.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWbtool 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ar(1), ar.h(3HEAD), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    28 Jun 2007 							 ranlib(1)