Index: configure.ac
==================================================================
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
 	dnl Determine how to make shared objects
 	DC_GET_SHOBJFLAGS
 
 	EXTENSION_TARGET="nano.${SHOBJEXT}"
 else
+	dnl Hard-code the archive extension to be .a
+	AREXT='a'
 	AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar], [false])
 	AC_CHECK_TOOL([RANLIB], [ranlib], [:])
 
 	EXTENSION_TARGET="nano.${AREXT}"
 fi