RANLIB(CP)               XENIX System V                RANLIB(CP)



     Name
          ranlib - Converts archives to random libraries.

     Syntax
          ranlib archive...

     Description
          ranlib converts each archive to a form which can be loaded
          more rapidly by the loader, by adding a table of contents
          named __.SYMDEF to the beginning of the archive.  It uses
          ar(CP) to reconstruct the archive, so sufficient temporary
          file space must be available in the file system containing
          the current directory.

     See Also
          ld(CP), ar(CP), copy(C), settime(C)

     Notes
          Failure to process a library with ranlib, or failure to
          reprocess a library with ranlib, will cause ld to fail.
          Because generation of a library by ar and randomization by
          ranlib are separate, phase errors are possible.  The loader
          ld warns when the modification date of a library is more
          recent than the creation of its dictionary; but this means
          you get the warning even if you only copy the library.






























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