NAME

ranlib − make symbol table for object library

SYNOPSIS

ranlib [−f] archive ...

OPTIONS

−fForce the symbol table to be regenerated. 
 

DESCRIPTION

Ranlib generates a file called __.SYMDEF with a table of external symbols for an archive.  It puts it in the archive for use by ld. 

The current version of ranlib is actually a wrapper over ar, which maintains the symbol table in-place, as the archive is updated.  Any arguments that the old ranlib took are ignored by this version. 

If the symbol table already exists, ranlib is normally a no-op.  If the symbol table has somehow become corrupted, use the −f flag to force it to be regenerated from scratch. 
 

SEE ALSO

ld, ar
 

KEYWORDS

library, archive

Sprite version 1.0  —  November 12, 1990