[Patch] add support for alpha/vms archives

[h.becker]

Douglas B Rupp wrote:
> Tristan Gingold wrote:
> 
>>>>> Also, although not often used, an object file can contain more than 
>>>>> one object module.
>>>> Interesting.  How can such an object file be built ?
>>> I know that DEC Fortran did this, I know you can just concatenate 
>>> object  files with the append command.
>>
>> Ah ok.  I think we won't support this now...
> 
> A multiple module object file inserted into an archive doesn't remain so 
> does it?
> 

The members in the VMS object library are modules, not files. Multiple 
modules in one file end up as multiple members in the library. A file 
with multiple modules differs from a library in that you need to read 
the symbol table from each module where the library has an additional 
symbol table for all modules.

Hartmut