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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 05e36d106..b0a89f7cb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ if test "x$SED" = "xsed-was-not-found-by-configure"; then
fi
dnl AR is used by libtool, and try the odd Solaris path too
-AC_PATH_PROG( AR, ar,
+dnl we use AC_CHECK_TOOL since this should make a library for the target
+dnl platform
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar,
ar-was-not-found-by-configure,
$PATH:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin)
AC_SUBST(AR)