because meson doesn't call ranlib -c

previously reported but closed:

• add test for global variable #10587
• call ranlib -c after static linking on macos #10628
• regression: PCH with msvc causing "error LNK2011: precompiled object not linked in; image may not run" #10745
• Revert some commits that broke PCH on MSVC, and others #10976
• irssi 1.4.1 fails to build on darwin arm64 NixOS/nixpkgs#180308
• issue linking tests on m1 arm64 macOS Monterey v12.4 irssi/irssi#1397
• tests: Test extern'd globals on MacOS with the Apple Archiver #11945