5 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 25c88b4..9189539 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ CXXFLAGS
 LDFALGS
 LIBS
 BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX
+AR                (defaults to ar if not set)
+RANLIB            (defaults to ranlib if not set)
 
 For example:
 
diff --git a/libbackend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make b/libbackend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
index c2c560c..74c8885 100644
--- a/libbackend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
+++ b/libbackend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 ld_lib_type   := archive
+
+ifneq ($(AR),)
+ld_lib_ar     := $(AR)
+else
 ld_lib_ar     := ar
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(RANLIB),)
+ld_lib_ranlib := $(RANLIB)
+else
 ld_lib_ranlib := ranlib
+endif
diff --git a/libcult/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make b/libcult/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
index c2c560c..74c8885 100644
--- a/libcult/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
+++ b/libcult/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 ld_lib_type   := archive
+
+ifneq ($(AR),)
+ld_lib_ar     := $(AR)
+else
 ld_lib_ar     := ar
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(RANLIB),)
+ld_lib_ranlib := $(RANLIB)
+else
 ld_lib_ranlib := ranlib
+endif
diff --git a/libfrontend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make b/libfrontend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
index c2c560c..74c8885 100644
--- a/libfrontend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
+++ b/libfrontend-elements/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 ld_lib_type   := archive
+
+ifneq ($(AR),)
+ld_lib_ar     := $(AR)
+else
 ld_lib_ar     := ar
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(RANLIB),)
+ld_lib_ranlib := $(RANLIB)
+else
 ld_lib_ranlib := ranlib
+endif
diff --git a/libxsd-frontend/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make b/libxsd-frontend/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
index c2c560c..74c8885 100644
--- a/libxsd-frontend/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
+++ b/libxsd-frontend/build/ld/configuration-lib-dynamic.make
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 ld_lib_type   := archive
+
+ifneq ($(AR),)
+ld_lib_ar     := $(AR)
+else
 ld_lib_ar     := ar
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(RANLIB),)
+ld_lib_ranlib := $(RANLIB)
+else
 ld_lib_ranlib := ranlib
+endif