Using slibtool[1]
Aside: this claims to be a "drop-in replacement" for libtool, so it
seems to me it should handle this case. Or reduce/explain the claim.
The stated caveats don't seem to apply to this case. Anyway, whatever.
web2c_LDADD = libweb2c.a
I guess I agree. Done in r61619. Thanks for the report. --karl