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Re: make install-strip
- To: Thomas Tanner <tanner@gmx.de>
- Subject: Re: make install-strip
- From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
- Date: 23 May 1999 07:32:06 -0300
- Cc: automake@gnu.org, Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
- References: <NailMail.990523121315.tanner@gmx.de>
On May 23, 1999, Thomas Tanner <tanner@gmx.de> wrote:
> On 23-May-99 Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>>> Currently, libtool ignores the strip flag (-s) for libraries,
>>> so it won't break compatibility.
>> It ignores -s, but not an arbitrary strip flag.
> ??? automake always passes -s as strip flag and libtool
> recognizes it.
You're absolutely correct. I was under the impression that the user
could select any flag to enable stripping, but now I see it's just a
matter of selecting `install' or `install-strip'. So yes, I agree
it's ok to pass `-s' when installing libraries, and it's ok to use GNU
strip special flags to strip libraries without making them unusable if
GNU strip is available.
I'm sorry for all the mess :-(
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