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;
             }
         }