ar: Command not found when I run `make`

[josel]

I am trying to compile GNU m4 ver 1.4.

I do
1) configure
2) make

I then get

make[1]: ar: Command not found
make[1]: *** [libm4.a] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/downloads/m4-1.4/lib'
make: *** [all] Error 1

I have traveled the world around looking for the `ar`
binaries and I can't come across it. I downloaded GUN
binutils and tried to compile that - and it failed as
well, for the same reason.

I had hoped that binutils would have `ar` ...

Where do I get the binary for `ar` or source and be
able to compile without needing it? Or, is there a work
around this problem?

Thank you all in advance!

Jose Lerebours


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