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@@ -820,10 +820,11 @@ static with only one option.
The keyword arguments for this are the same as for [`executable`](#executable) with the following additions:
-- `name_prefix` the string that will be used as the suffix for the
+- `name_suffix` the string that will be used as the suffix for the
target by overriding the default (only used for libraries). By
default this is `lib` on all platforms and compilers except with
- MSVC where it is omitted.
+ MSVC where it is omitted and set to `a` to avoid potential name clash
+ with shared libraries (which also generates `lib` files).
- `rust_crate_type` specifies the crate type for Rust
libraries. Defaults to `dylib` for shared libraries and `rlib` for
static libraries.