https://bugs.gentoo.org/947316

--- a/lib/makefile.src
+++ b/lib/makefile.src
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 		echo cp $(LIBNAME) $(DEST)/ ; \
 		cp $(LIBNAME)* $(DEST)/ ; \
 		if test x$(RANLIB) != x ; then \
-			echo ranlib $(DEST)/$(STATIC) ; \
-			ranlib $(DEST)/$(STATIC) ; \
+			echo $(RANLIB) $(DEST)/$(STATIC) ; \
+			$(RANLIB) $(DEST)/$(STATIC) ; \
 		else \
 			true ; \
 		fi ; \
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
 			cp $(LIBNAME)* $(DEST)/debug/ ; \
 			if test x$(RANLIB) != x ; then \
 				cp $(LIBNAME) $(DEST)/debug/$(STATIC) ; \
-				echo ranlib $(DEST)/debug/$(STATIC) ; \
+				echo $(RANLIB) $(DEST)/debug/$(STATIC) ; \
 			else \
 				true ; \
 			fi ; \
-			ranlib $(DEST)/debug/$(STATIC) ; \
+			$(RANLIB) $(DEST)/debug/$(STATIC) ; \
 		else \
 			true ; \
 		fi ; \
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
 	touch buildshared
 
 buildlib: $(OBJS)
-	ar rcs $(STATIC) $(OBJS)
+	$(AR) rcs $(STATIC) $(OBJS)
 #ifndef NO_RANLIB
-	ranlib $(STATIC)
+	$(RANLIB) $(STATIC)
 #endif
 	touch buildlib