4 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/xmake/tools/cl.lua b/xmake/tools/cl.lua
index b74f93ea3..3986fac90 100644
--- a/xmake/tools/cl.lua
+++ b/xmake/tools/cl.lua
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@
 import("core.project.project")
 
 -- init it
-function init(shellname)
+function init(shellname, kind)
     
     -- save the shell name
     _g.shellname = shellname or "cl.exe"
 
+    -- save kind
+    _g.kind = kind
+
     -- init cxflags
     _g.cxflags = { "-nologo", "-Gd", "-MP4", "-D_MBCS", "-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"}
 
diff --git a/xmake/tools/lib.lua b/xmake/tools/lib.lua
index 033a6e4ca..62787b405 100755..100644
--- a/xmake/tools/lib.lua
+++ b/xmake/tools/lib.lua
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ function init(shellname, kind)
     _g.shellname = shellname or "lib.exe"
 
     -- save the tool kind
-    _g.kind = kind or "ar"
-
+    _g.kind = kind
 end
 
 -- get the property
diff --git a/xmake/tools/link.lua b/xmake/tools/link.lua
index 822bc3f0f..737a4eae9 100755..100644
--- a/xmake/tools/link.lua
+++ b/xmake/tools/link.lua
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@
 import("core.project.config")
 
 -- init it
-function init(shellname)
+function init(shellname, kind)
     
     -- save the shell name
     _g.shellname = shellname or "link.exe"
 
+    -- save the tool kind
+    _g.kind = kind
+
     -- the architecture
     local arch = config.get("arch")
 
diff --git a/xmake/tools/ml.lua b/xmake/tools/ml.lua
index 705c05dbd..874d0be78 100755..100644
--- a/xmake/tools/ml.lua
+++ b/xmake/tools/ml.lua
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 --
 
 -- init it
-function init(shellname)
+function init(shellname, kind)
    
     -- save name
     _g.shellname = shellname or "ml.exe"
 
+    -- save kind
+    _g.kind = kind
+
     -- init asflags
     if _g.shellname:find("64") then
         _g.asflags = { "-nologo"}