diff -urpN blt2.4z-8.5.2.orig/configure.in blt2.4z-8.5.2/configure.in
--- blt2.4z-8.5.2.orig/configure.in	2013-12-31 09:48:06.356979323 -0800
+++ blt2.4z-8.5.2/configure.in	2013-12-31 09:49:33.269046697 -0800
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ blt_with_tk_includes=""
 blt_with_tk_libraries=""
 blt_with_scriptdir=""
 blt_with_gentoo_libdir="lib"
+blt_with_ar="ar"
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(blt,	[  --with-blt=DIR          Install BLT scripts in DIR],
   blt_with_scriptdir=$withval) 
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(cflags,	[  --with-cflags=FLA
   blt_with_gnu_ld="yes")
 AC_ARG_WITH(gentoo_libdir, [  --with-gentoo-libdir=GENTOOLIBDIR  dirty hack],
   blt_with_gentoo_libdir=$withval)
+AC_ARG_WITH(ar,         [  --with-ar               Use GNU ar program],
+  blt_with_ar=$withval)
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 AC_PREFIX_PROGRAM(wish)
@@ -1354,6 +1357,8 @@ fi
 GENTOO_LIBDIR=${gentoo_libdir}
 AC_SUBST(GENTOO_LIBDIR)
 
+AR=${blt_with_ar}
+AC_SUBST(AR)
 
 LIBS=${LIB_SPECS}
 AC_SUBST(LIB_SPECS)
diff -urpN blt2.4z-8.5.2.orig/src/Makefile.in blt2.4z-8.5.2/src/Makefile.in
--- blt2.4z-8.5.2.orig/src/Makefile.in	2008-04-15 08:31:26.000000000 -0700
+++ blt2.4z-8.5.2/src/Makefile.in	2013-12-31 09:49:33.268046638 -0800
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA =	@INSTALL_DATA@
 INSTALL_ROOT =  
 RANLIB =	@RANLIB@
 SHELL =		/bin/sh
-AR =		ar rc
+AR =		@AR@ rc
 RM =		rm -f
 LINT =		lint
 LINTFLAGS =	-axhbns