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Building a library
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   Building a library is much like building a program.  In this case,
the name of the primary is `LIBRARIES'.  Libraries can be installed in
`libdir' or `pkglibdir'.

   Note: A Shared Library, for information on how to build shared
libraries using Libtool and the `LTLIBRARIES' primary.

   Each `_LIBRARIES' variable is a list of the libraries to be built.
For instance to create a library named `libcpio.a', but not install it,
you would write:

     noinst_LIBRARIES = libcpio.a

   The sources that go into a library are determined exactly as they are
for programs, via the `_SOURCES' variables.  Note that the library name
is canonicalized (Note: Canonicalization), so the `_SOURCES' variable
corresponding to `liblob.a' is `liblob_a_SOURCES', not
`liblob.a_SOURCES'.

   Extra objects can be added to a library using the `LIBRARY_LIBADD'
variable.  This should be used for objects determined by `configure'.
Again from `cpio':

     libcpio_a_LIBADD = @LIBOBJS@ @ALLOCA@