Attempt to use `ar` command for static libraries when possible #2636

Job	Run time
Build image (linux-arm64)	1m 13s
Build image (linux-x86)	42s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3, debug, none, boehm, true)	17m 27s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3, debug, none, boehm, false)	17m 59s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3, release-fast, thin, immix, true)	32m 16s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3, release-fast, thin, immix, false)	28m 31s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3, release-fast, thin, commix, false)	27m 37s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3-next, release-fast, thin, immix, true)	30m 32s
Test runtime (linux-arm64, 3-next, release-fast, thin, immix, false)	25m 5s
Test runtime (linux-x86, 3, debug, none, boehm, true)	14m 58s
Test runtime (linux-x86, 3, debug, none, boehm, false)	22m 31s
	3h 38m 51s

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