Re: Why main Makefile don't use INSTALL_PROGRAM, only INSTALL? It causes installed binaries to be not stripped.

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Lev Serebryakov wrote on Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 18:21:44 +0400:
> Hello, Users.
>
> Now Makefile.in contains:
>
> INSTALL = @INSTALL@
> ...
> INSTALL_BIN = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
>
> And after configure it is expanded to:
>
> INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c -o root -g wheel
> ...
> INSTALL_BIN = $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL)
>
> It means, that all binaries are installed un-stripped. It is huge
> amount of unneeded (unless --enable-debug is provided) information,
> especially for static build. In case of dynamic build, all shared
> libraries are unstripped too.
>
> `configure' script defines INSTLAL_PROGRAM with additional `-m 555
> -s' options, but it is not used.
>
> Why is it done in such way? Could it be changed?
>
> Yes, I've search mailing list this time without any relevant results.

I don't recall many discussions about stripped/unstripped binaries in
the few years I'm following this list.

If you don't hear any objections, I'd suggest the best way to further
the matter would be to send a patch.

>
> --
> // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov <lev_at_FreeBSD.org>
>

Cheers

Daniel
Received on 2012-09-15 00:12:38 CEST