compiling bind, help :(

hey im trying to compile bind but get an error saying to include the path to 'ar'

what is 'ar'???

> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/bind
checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for ranlib... :
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for ar... no
configure: error:
ar program not found. Please fix your PATH to include the directory in
which ar resides, or set AR in the environment with the full path to ar.


and does anyone know the location of it

and where i can download it if i dont have it

Thanx

 

 

 

 

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