From 3f0aa40ffaa90addc0fb542ff21a0af65c6067f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Klein <seanmarionklein@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:14:15 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Use GNU AR for illumos (#585)

---
 src/lib.rs | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5051b2960..df2cc6a36 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2342,6 +2342,12 @@ impl Build {
                 Some(t) => return Ok((t, "lib.exe".to_string())),
                 None => "lib.exe".to_string(),
             }
+        } else if target.contains("illumos") {
+            // The default 'ar' on illumos uses a non-standard flags,
+            // but the OS comes bundled with a GNU-compatible variant.
+            //
+            // Use the GNU-variant to match other Unix systems.
+            "gar".to_string()
         } else if self.get_host()? != target {
             match self.prefix_for_target(&target) {
                 Some(p) => {