<p></p>
<p dir="auto">Found the fix: run <code>ranlib</code> on the library or use the <code>-s</code> flag for <code>ar</code>:</p>
<pre><code>diff --git a/building/macos64ARMv8/common/Makefile.plugin b/building/macos64ARMv8/common/Makefile.plugin
index bc16f9533..bc4b3849a 100644
--- a/building/macos64ARMv8/common/Makefile.plugin
+++ b/building/macos64ARMv8/common/Makefile.plugin
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ ifeq ($(realpath $(PREREQUISITES)),$(abspath $(PREREQUISITES)))
 
 $(PLUGINLIB): $(PLUGINREQS) $(VMDIR) $(OBJDIR) $(LIBOBJ) $(PLUGINFWKS)
        -rm $(PLUGINLIB)
-       ar -rc $(PLUGINLIB) $(LIBOBJ)
+       ar -rcs $(PLUGINLIB) $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # Either link with normal compiler/linker or with CXX compiler/linker.  If
 # LINK_WITH_CXX is set, use e.g. clang++
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">I don't know why this is necessary for me.  I am on a new laptop, and while I have Homebrew installed, I don't have any other copy of llvm/ar/etc. in my path -- just Apple's command-line tools.</p>

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