Formerly remake.c.~39~

diff --git a/remake.c b/remake.c
index 17a6037..d7716c0 100644 (file)
--- a/remake.c
+++ b/remake.c
@@ -786,10 +786,12 @@ remake_file (file)
 }
 \f
 /* Return the mtime of a file, given a `struct file'.
-   Caches the time in the struct file to avoid excess stat calls.  If the file
-   is not found, and SEARCH is nonzero, VPATH searching and replacement is
-   done.  If that fails, a library (-lLIBNAME) is tried but the library's
-   actual name (/lib/libLIBNAME.a, etc.) is not substituted into FILE.  */
+   Caches the time in the struct file to avoid excess stat calls.
+
+   If the file is not found, and SEARCH is nonzero, VPATH searching and
+   replacement is done.  If that fails, a library (-lLIBNAME) is tried and
+   the library's actual name (/lib/libLIBNAME.a, etc.) is substituted into
+   FILE.  */
 
 time_t
 f_mtime (file, search)
@@ -916,8 +918,8 @@ library_search (lib)
 {
   static char *dirs[] =
     {
-      "/usr/lib",
       "/lib",
+      "/usr/lib",
       LIBDIR,                  /* Defined by configuration.  */
       0
     };
@@ -926,17 +928,18 @@ library_search (lib)
   char *buf = xmalloc (sizeof (LIBDIR) + 8 + strlen (libname) + 4 + 2 + 1);
   char **dp;
 
-  for (dp = dirs; *dp != 0; ++dp)
+  sprintf (buf, "lib%s.a", libname);
+
+  /* Look first for `libNAME.a' in the current directory.  */
+
+  if (name_mtime (libname) != (time_t) -1)
     {
-      sprintf (buf, "%s/lib%s.a", *dp, libname);
-      if (name_mtime (buf) != (time_t) -1)
-       {
-         *lib = buf;
-         return 1;
-       }
+      *lib = buf;
+      return 1;
     }
 
-  sprintf (buf, "lib%s.a", libname);
+  /* Now try VPATH search on that.  */
+
   libname = buf;
   if (vpath_search (&libname))
     {
@@ -945,6 +948,18 @@ library_search (lib)
       return 1;
     }
 
+  /* Now try the standard set of directories.  */
+
+  for (dp = dirs; *dp != 0; ++dp)
+    {
+      sprintf (buf, "%s/lib%s.a", *dp, libname);
+      if (name_mtime (buf) != (time_t) -1)
+       {
+         *lib = buf;
+         return 1;
+       }
+    }
+
   free (buf);
   return 0;
 }