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Re: make install-strip
- To: tromey@cygnus.com
- Subject: Re: make install-strip
- From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
- Date: 14 May 1999 00:54:28 -0300
- Cc: Thomas Tanner <tanner@gmx.de>, automake@gnu.org
- References: <372EED93.62D5B504@gmx.de> <87vhdwz776.fsf@cygnus.com>
On May 14, 1999, Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com> wrote:
>>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Tanner <tanner@gmx.de> writes:
Thomas> I wonder why automake's "make install-strip" doesn't
Thomas> strip libtool libraries.
Thomas> Why isn't the INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG passed to libtool?
> Historically libtool has used $(INSTALL) and not $(INSTALL_PROGRAM).
> I don't know why.
That's because some platforms require specific modes on shared
libraries for them to run. AFAIR, HPsUX requires mode 555, for
example, and INSTALL_PROGRAM, that defaults to 755, would get it
wrong.
Besides, stripping a library usually means you'll no longer be able to
link with it, which doesn't make much sense to me.
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