https://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/6969
https://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/26210

--- tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp
+++ tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 static void createFileNames(const char *version_major, const char *version, const char *libName, const UBool reverseExt);
 
 static int32_t pkg_getOptionsFromICUConfig(UOption *option);
+static int runCommand(const char* command);
 
 enum {
     NAME,
@@ -461,6 +462,15 @@
     return result;
 }
 
+static int runCommand(const char* command) { 
+	printf("pkgdata: %s\n", command); 
+	int result = system(command); 
+	if (result != 0) { 
+		printf("-- return status = %d\n", result); 
+	} 
+	return result; 
+} 
+
 #define LN_CMD "ln -s"
 #define RM_CMD "rm -f"
 
@@ -724,7 +734,7 @@
             LN_CMD,
             libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION],
             libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION_MAJOR]);
-    result = system(cmd);
+    result = runCommand(cmd);
     if (result != 0) {
         return result;
     }
@@ -737,7 +747,7 @@
             libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION],
             libFileNames[LIB_FILE], pkgDataFlags[SO_EXT]);
 
-     result = system(cmd);
+     result = runCommand(cmd);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -753,7 +763,7 @@
             installDir, PKGDATA_FILE_SEP_STRING, libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION]
             );
 
-    result = system(cmd);
+    result = runCommand(cmd);
 
     if (result != 0) {
         return result;
@@ -795,7 +805,7 @@
                         srcDir, PKGDATA_FILE_SEP_STRING, buffer,
                         installDir, PKGDATA_FILE_SEP_STRING, buffer);
 
-                result = system(cmd);
+                result = runCommand(cmd);
                 if (result != 0) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to install data file with command: %s\n", cmd);
                     break;
@@ -815,7 +825,7 @@
     }
 #else
     sprintf(cmd, "%s %s %s %s", WIN_INSTALL_CMD, srcDir, installDir, WIN_INSTALL_CMD_FLAGS);
-    result = system(cmd);
+    result = runCommand(cmd);
     if (result != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to install data file with command: %s\n", cmd);
     }
@@ -849,7 +859,17 @@
                 targetDir,
                 libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION_TMP]);
 
-        result = system(cmd);
+		result = runCommand(cmd); 
+		if (result != 0) { 
+			return result; 
+		} 
+
+		sprintf(cmd, "%s %s%s", 
+			pkgDataFlags[RANLIB], 
+			targetDir, 
+			libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION]);
+
+		result = runCommand(cmd); 
         if (result != 0) {
             return result;
         }
@@ -860,7 +880,7 @@
                 targetDir,
                 libFileNames[LIB_FILE_VERSION_TMP]);
 
-        result = system(cmd);
+        result = runCommand(cmd);
         if (result != 0) {
             return result;
         }
@@ -908,7 +928,21 @@
                 pkgDataFlags[A_EXT],
                 objectFile);
 
-        result = system(cmd);
+		result = runCommand(cmd); 
+		if (result == 0) 
+		{
+#ifdef OS400 
+		sprintf(cmd, "QSH CMD('%s %s%s.%s')", 
+#else 
+		sprintf(cmd, "%s %s%s.%s", 
+#endif 
+			pkgDataFlags[RANLIB], 
+			targetDir, 
+			libFileNames[LIB_FILE], 
+			pkgDataFlags[A_EXT]); 
+
+			result = runCommand(cmd); 
+		}
     } else /* if (mode == MODE_DLL) */ {
 #ifdef U_CYGWIN
         sprintf(cmd, "%s%s%s %s -o %s%s %s %s%s %s %s",
@@ -935,7 +969,7 @@
                 pkgDataFlags[BIR_FLAGS]);
 
         /* Generate the library file. */
-        result = system(cmd);
+        result = runCommand(cmd);
     }
 
     if (freeCmd) {
@@ -961,7 +995,7 @@
             tempObjectFile,
             gencFilePath);
 
-    result = system(cmd);
+    result = runCommand(cmd);
     if (result != 0) {
         return result;
     }
@@ -1043,7 +1077,7 @@
                         tempObjectFile,
                         gencmnFile);
             
-            result = system(cmd);
+            result = runCommand(cmd);
             if (result != 0) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -1094,7 +1128,7 @@
             sprintf(cmd, "cat %s >> %s", gencmnFile, icudtAll);
 #endif
             
-            result = system(cmd);
+            result = runCommand(cmd);
             if (result != 0) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -1110,7 +1144,7 @@
                     pkgDataFlags[LIBFLAGS],
                     tempObjectFile,
                     gencmnFile);
-        result = system(cmd);
+        result = runCommand(cmd);
         if (result != 0) {
             break;
         }
@@ -1139,7 +1173,7 @@
         tempObjectFile,
         icudtAll);
     
-    result = system(cmd);
+    result = runCommand(cmd);
     if (result == 0) {
         sprintf(buffer, "%s %s",
             buffer,
@@ -1222,7 +1256,7 @@
                 );
     }
 
-    return system(cmd);
+    return runCommand(cmd);
 }
 #endif