static lib extension on windows

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-27 05:15:50

Somewhere in builtin.jam, I see

declare-type NT : STATIC_LIB : a : LIB : main ;

Hmm.. One thing sure: borland compiler won't work
with it (I'm just adding support for it). So, why this
line is there? Is ".a" a common suffix for gcc on NT?

In this case, will be need to be able to determine suffix
based on os/toolset combination?

- Volodya