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src/compiler/CLI/Archive.cs

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+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace CLI;
+
+public static class Archive
+{
+    public static async Task<bool> Invoke(string fileName, IEnumerable<string> objectFiles)
+    {
+        using var process = new Process();
+        process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("ar", ["rcs", fileName, ..objectFiles])
+        {
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            CreateNoWindow = true
+        };
+
+        process.Start();
+        await process.WaitForExitAsync();
+
+        var errors = await process.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync();
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errors))
+        {
+            await Console.Error.WriteLineAsync("ar error when archiving:\n" + errors);
+        }
+
+        return process.ExitCode == 0;
+    }
+}