1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 50893f7..5562d5c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -759,12 +759,17 @@ fi
 ## Check which archiving tool to use. This needs to be done before
 ## the AM_PROG_LIBTOOL macro.
 ##
-
 if test -z "$AR"; then
   AC_CHECK_PROGS([AR], [ar xar], [:], [$PATH])
 fi
 AC_SUBST([AR])
 
+# Set the default ar flags to cr
+# The Automake default is to use cru and the 'u' causes ar
+# to emit warnings on some platforms.
+AR_FLAGS=cr
+
+
 ## Export the AR macro so that it will be placed in the libtool file
 ## correctly.
 export AR