Please describe the problem:
libparser.a is created by 'ar' but then 'ranlib' is never called on it. Without
the ranlib call, the linker cannot link against the .a.

Steps to reproduce:
1. unpack gcalctool-5.6.28 on OS X 10.3.9 (darwin7.9.0/ppc) with XCode1.5 (gcc3.3)
2. ./configure
3. make 


Actual results:
ar r libparser.a lex.ce.o lex.lr.o ce_parser.tab.o lr_parser.tab.o ce_parser.o
lr_parser.o
ar: creating archive libparser.a
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=link gcc  -O3 -funroll-loops -fstrict-aliasing -Wall 
-L/sw/lib -o gcalctool  calctool.o display.o dsfuns.o get.o functions.o
graphics.o mp.o mpmath.o parser.o gtk.o ce_parser.o lr_parser.o
syntax_translation.o -L/sw/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0
-lXrandr -lXinerama -lXext -lXcursor -lpangoxft-1.0 -lXft -lXrender -lpangox-1.0
-lX11 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0
-lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lm -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv  
-L/sw/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lxml2 -lpthread
-lz -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0
-lXrandr -lXinerama -lXext -lXcursor -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangoxft-1.0
-lXft -lXrender -lpangox-1.0 -lX11 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype
-lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgnomevfs-2 -lbonobo-2 -lgconf-2 -lbonobo-activation
-lORBit-2 -lm -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv   -L/sw/lib
-lgconf-2 -lORBit-2 -lm -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv  
libparser.a 
mkdir .libs
gcc -O3 -funroll-loops -fstrict-aliasing -Wall -o gcalctool calctool.o display.o
dsfuns.o get.o functions.o graphics.o mp.o mpmath.o parser.o gtk.o ce_parser.o
lr_parser.o syntax_translation.o  -L/sw/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib
/sw/lib/libgnomeui-2.dylib /sw/lib/libgnome-keyring.dylib /sw/lib/libjpeg.dylib
/sw/lib/libbonoboui-2.dylib -lSM -lICE /sw/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.dylib
/sw/lib/libgnome-2.dylib /sw/lib/libesd.dylib /sw/lib/libaudiofile.dylib
/sw/lib/libart_lgpl_2.dylib /sw/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.dylib
/sw/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.dylib -lXrandr -lXinerama -lXext -lXcursor
/sw/lib/libatk-1.0.dylib /sw/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.dylib
/sw/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.dylib -lXft -lXrender /sw/lib/libpangox-1.0.dylib -lX11
/sw/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.dylib -lfontconfig -lfreetype /sw/lib/libpango-1.0.dylib
/sw/lib/libgnomevfs-2.dylib /sw/lib/libxml2.dylib -ldl -lpthread -lz
/sw/lib/libbonobo-2.dylib /sw/lib/libbonobo-activation.dylib
/sw/lib/libORBitCosNaming-2.dylib /sw/lib/libgconf-2.dylib
/sw/lib/libORBit-2.dylib /sw/lib/libpopt.dylib /sw/lib/libgobject-2.0.dylib
-lresolv -lm /sw/lib/libgmodule-2.0.dylib /sw/lib/libgthread-2.0.dylib
/sw/lib/libglib-2.0.dylib /sw/lib/libintl.dylib -lc /sw/lib/libiconv.dylib
libparser.a
ld: archive: libparser.a has no table of contents, add one with ranlib(1) (can't
load from it)
ld: warning multiple definitions of symbol _locale_charset
/sw/lib/libiconv.dylib(localcharset.o) definition of _locale_charset
/sw/lib/libintl.dylib(localcharset.o) definition of _locale_charset
ld: warning suggest use of -bind_at_load, as lazy binding may result in errors
or different symbols being used
symbol _locale_charset used from dynamic library
/sw/lib/libiconv.dylib(localcharset.o) not from earlier dynamic library
/sw/lib/libintl.3.dylib(localcharset.o)
make[2]: *** [gcalctool] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2
### execution of make failed, exit code 2


Expected results:
The compiler should not crash.

Does this happen every time?
Yes.

Other information:
The problem is that gcalctool/Makefile.am defines the exact (and not compeltely
portable) command to build the libparser.a archive. As a quick fix, I made the
following patch (still applicable to CVS HEAD):

-       ar r libparser.a $^
+       $(AR) r libparser.a $^
+       $(RANLIB) libparser.a

Note also the use of utilities as determined by configure instead of presuming
to know the specific unix command call. The package now compiles successfully
and runs fine.

A more general solution might be to use the standard libtool/Makefile.am
approach to construct this convenience library instead of writing out the
archiving commands explicitly.