--- i3-4.3.ebuild.orig	2012-12-16 17:33:08.531954663 +0100
+++ i3-4.3.ebuild	2012-12-16 18:29:15.210382463 +0100
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 		#!/bin/sh
 		exec /usr/bin/i3
 	EOF
+
+	#fix ar
+	sed "s:ar rcs:$(tc-getAR) rcs:" -i libi3/libi3.mk || die "sed failed"
 }
 
 src_compile() {