output=$2
pmdinfogen=$3
-tmp_o=${output%.c.pmd.c}.tmp.o
-
-ar p $arfile > $tmp_o && \
- $pmdinfogen $tmp_o $output
+# The generated file must not be empty if compiled in pedantic mode
+echo 'static __attribute__((unused)) const char *generator = "'$0'";' > $output
+for ofile in `ar t $arfile` ; do
+ ar p $arfile $ofile | $pmdinfogen - - >> $output 2> /dev/null
+done
+exit 0