Running ranlib after installation - okay or not?

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Pinski <pinskia@physics.uc.edu> writes:

>> So I think the best way to address this is to not run ranlib.

Andrew> If you consider Darwin "modern", then that statement is not correct
Andrew> as moving/copying an archive on darwin, requires ranlib to be run.

Can't we install the .a without changing its timestamp?
E.g., 'install -p'.

Tom