Don't run 'ar s' on OSX

Apparently this isn't necessary, and it's just causing problems. Closes #11162
rust-lang · Jan 16, 2014 · 11dcd9a · 11dcd9a · bors · Jan 17, 2014
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diff --git a/src/librustc/back/link.rs b/src/librustc/back/link.rs
@@ -924,10 +924,13 @@ fn link_rlib(sess: Session,
                 fs::unlink(&bc);
             }
 
-            // Now that we've added files, some platforms need us to now update
-            // the symbol table in the archive (because some platforms die when
-            // adding files to the archive without symbols).
-            a.update_symbols();
+            // After adding all files to the archive, we need to update the
+            // symbol table of the archive. This currently dies on OSX (see
+            // #11162), and isn't necessary there anyway
+            match sess.targ_cfg.os {
+                abi::OsMacos => {}
+                _ => { a.update_symbols(); }
+            }
         }
 
         None => {}