[Bug 595006] New: mingw32-dlfcn-static libdl.a has no index

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Summary: mingw32-dlfcn-static libdl.a has no index

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595006

           Summary: mingw32-dlfcn-static libdl.a has no index
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 12
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: low
         Component: mingw32-dlfcn
        AssignedTo: rjones at redhat.com
        ReportedBy: stebbins at jetheaddev.com
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: lfarkas at lfarkas.org, berrange at redhat.com,
                    rjones at redhat.com, erik-fedora at vanpienbroek.nl,
                    fedora-mingw at lists.fedoraproject.org
    Classification: Fedora


Description of problem:
When attempting to link with libdl.a this error occurs:
/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libdl.a: could not read symbols:
Archive has no index; run ranlib to add one

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Release    : 0.7.r11.fc12

Steps to Reproduce:
1. gcc -static somefile.c -o some.exe -ldl

Additional info:
running ranlib fixes the problem:
# i686-pc-mingw32-ranlib libdl.a

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