Pick llvm ar when using clang when possible (#602)

uilianries · web-flow · commit be8700f32dd8 · 2026-07-09T20:44:04.000-05:00
Signed-off-by: Uilian Ries &lt;uilianries@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/src/tools/clang-linux.jam b/src/tools/clang-linux.jam
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ rule init ( version ? :  command * : options * ) {
     {
     archiver = $(root)/bin/ar ;
     }
+  if ! $(archiver)
+    {
+    local bin = [ common.get-absolute-tool-path $(command) ] ;
+    archiver = [ common.get-invocation-command-nodefault clang-linux : llvm-ar : : $(bin) : search-path ] ;
+    }
   toolset.flags clang-linux.archive .AR $(condition) : $(archiver[1]) ;
 
     # - Resource compiler.

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ rule init ( version ? : command * : options * ) {`
`108`	`108`	`{`
`109`	`109`	`archiver = $(root)/bin/ar ;`
`110`	`110`	`}`
	`111`	`+ if ! $(archiver)`
	`112`	`+ {`
	`113`	`+ local bin = [ common.get-absolute-tool-path $(command) ] ;`
	`114`	`+ archiver = [ common.get-invocation-command-nodefault clang-linux : llvm-ar : : $(bin) : search-path ] ;`
	`115`	`+ }`
`111`	`116`	`toolset.flags clang-linux.archive .AR $(condition) : $(archiver[1]) ;`
`112`	`117`
`113`	`118`	`# - Resource compiler.`