This patch is taken from:

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/make/read.c?root=make&r1=1.193&r2=1.194

Fix various errors parsing archives with multiple objects in the parenthesis,

as well as wildcards. Fixes Savannah bug #30612.

https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?30612

Second patch is a followup for that bug as well:

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/make/read.c?root=make&r1=1.200&r2=1.201

--- a/read.c	2010/07/13 01:20:42	1.193

+++ b/read.c	2010/08/14 02:50:14	1.194

@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@

             {

               /* This looks like the first element in an open archive group.

                  A valid group MUST have ')' as the last character.  */

-              const char *e = p + nlen;

+              const char *e = p;

               do

                 {

                   e = next_token (e);

@@ -3084,19 +3084,19 @@

          Go to the next item in the string.  */

       if (flags & PARSEFS_NOGLOB)

         {

-          NEWELT (concat (2, prefix, tp));

+          NEWELT (concat (2, prefix, tmpbuf));

           continue;

         }

       /* If we get here we know we're doing glob expansion.

          TP is a string in tmpbuf.  NLEN is no longer used.

          We may need to do more work: after this NAME will be set.  */

-      name = tp;

+      name = tmpbuf;

       /* Expand tilde if applicable.  */

-      if (tp[0] == '~')

+      if (tmpbuf[0] == '~')

 	{

-	  tildep = tilde_expand (tp);

+	  tildep = tilde_expand (tmpbuf);

 	  if (tildep != 0)

             name = tildep;

 	}

@@ -3152,7 +3152,10 @@

             else

               {

                 /* We got a chain of items.  Attach them.  */

-                (*newp)->next = found;

+                if (*newp)

+                  (*newp)->next = found;

+                else

+                  *newp = found;

                 /* Find and set the new end.  Massage names if necessary.  */

                 while (1)

--- a/read.c	2011/05/07 14:36:12	1.200

+++ b/read.c	2011/06/12 16:22:04	1.201

@@ -3044,16 +3044,16 @@

                       nlen -= (n + 1) - tp;

                       tp = n + 1;

-                      /* If we have just "lib(", part of something like

-                         "lib( a b)", go to the next item.  */

-                      if (! nlen)

-                        continue;

-

                       /* We can stop looking now.  */

                       break;

                     }

                 }

               while (*e != '\0');

+

+              /* If we have just "lib(", part of something like "lib( a b)",

+                 go to the next item.  */

+              if (! nlen)

+                continue;

             }

         }