[MacPorts] #71201: openssl3 @3.4.0: /usr/bin/ranlib: object: apps/libapps.a(libapps-lib-app_params.o) malformed object on macOS 10.6

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#71201: openssl3 @3.4.0: /usr/bin/ranlib: object: apps/libapps.a(libapps-lib-
app_params.o) malformed object on macOS 10.6
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 Reporter:  aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                          |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal                          |  Milestone:
Component:  ports                           |    Version:
 Keywords:  snowleopard                     |       Port:  openssl3
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 Fresh OpenSSL now compiles successfully on older systems with the
 [https://ports.macports.org/port/clang-11-bootstrap/details/
 clang-11-bootstrap] compiler (the new code seems to include the use of
 intrinsics, whether we enable ASM features or not), but on Snow Leopard it
 fails at the
 [https://build.macports.org/builders/ports-10.6_x86_64-builder/builds/220082/steps
 /install-port/logs/stdio final linking stage]:

 {{{
 ar qc apps/libapps.a apps/lib/libapps-lib-app_libctx.o apps/lib/libapps-
 lib-app_params.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-app_provider.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-
 app_rand.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-app_x509.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-apps.o
 apps/lib/libapps-lib-apps_opt_printf.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-apps_ui.o
 apps/lib/libapps-lib-columns.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-engine.o apps/lib
 /libapps-lib-engine_loader.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-fmt.o apps/lib/libapps-
 lib-http_server.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-log.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-names.o
 apps/lib/libapps-lib-opt.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-s_cb.o apps/lib/libapps-
 lib-s_socket.o apps/lib/libapps-lib-tlssrp_depr.o
 /opt/local/libexec/clang-11-bootstrap/bin/clang -fPIC -arch x86_64 -pipe
 -Os -arch x86_64 -DL_ENDIAN -DOPENSSL_PIC
 -DOPENSSLDIR="\"/opt/local/libexec/openssl3/etc/openssl\""
 -DENGINESDIR="\"/opt/local/libexec/openssl3/lib/engines-3\""
 -DMODULESDIR="\"/opt/local/libexec/openssl3/lib/ossl-modules\""
 -D_REENTRANT -DOPENSSL_BUILDING_OPENSSL -DZLIB -DNDEBUG
 -I/opt/local/include -c -o crypto/aes/libcrypto-lib-aes-x86_64.o
 crypto/aes/aes-x86_64.s
 /usr/bin/ranlib: object: apps/libapps.a(libapps-lib-app_params.o)
 malformed object (unknown load command 2)
 ar: internal ranlib command failed
 make[1]: *** [apps/libapps.a] Error 1
 make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 }}}

 This does not happen locally on my machine and is most likely due to the
 fact that I have “paid” Xcode version 4.2 with a newer version of ranlib
 as opposed to 3.2.6.

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