Re: rm static libraries before rebuilding

Noah Misch wrote:
> We build static libraries with "ar crs" or "ar cr".  If the static library
> already exists in the build directory, those commands will add new members and
> replace existing members.  They will not remove members present in the
> existing library but not named on the "ar" command line.  This matters when,
> for example, you rerun ./configure in a way that removes a file from
> $(LIBOBJS).  libpgport carries the obsolete member until "make clean".  Let's
> fix that by issuing "rm -f" before running $(AR).  I would back-patch this.

+1 -- I was (as I expect many were) bitten by this recently.


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