* A function to build libraries.

* The linker can link against libraries.
* C flags can be passed to the C compiler.

lib/make-library.sh

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+. $stdenv/setup
+
+objs=
+for i in $objects; do
+    obj=$(echo $i/*.o)
+    objs="$objs $obj"
+done
+
+echo "archiving object files into library \`$libraryName'..."
+
+outPath=$out/lib${libraryName}.a
+
+mkdir $out
+ar crs $outPath $objs
+ranlib $outPath