Exactly what attributes are available depends on attributes of the launching task.
| Attribute | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| attribute | The attribute in the launching task to add to the command line | Yes. |
| prefix |
A text string to prepend to the argument. This might not be so useful for this element but it's included to be similar to arglist and value. | No. |
| suffix |
A text string to append to the arguemnt. The default value is a space character. It might sometimes be practical to set this to the empty string when the next arguemnt should follow without a space. See the examples. | No. Default:" " |
<librarylinker os="mac os x">The example above is a typical example and the motivation behind its existence.
<command file="ar">
<arg value="rvs"/>
<value attribute="output" prefix="lib" suffix=".a "/>
<arglist name="objfiles"/>
</command>
</librarylinker