Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Remove -s flag in Makefile

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>]

M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20090326190810.GH3795@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
>             lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen) writes:
> : On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 01:02:58PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> : > But it is SOP to install stripped binaries....  I'm likely swimming
> : > against the tide on this one...
> : 
> : It is also standard to use a packaging system. :)
> 
> It is also standard to strip before the packaging system gets
> involved...

No.  binutils and gdb can handle debuginfo being stored in separate
files these days.  The usual packaging procedure is to install
unstripped, then split away debuginfo to separate files for a separate
package, so you end up with one $software and one $software-debuginfo
package.  By default only $software is installed, but if needed you can
install get debuginfo too without having to compile the package manually.

I'd tend to keep the default behavior to install stripped.  There should
be an easy way out for packaging tools, they should be able to override
the default without having to patch the Makefile(s).  Some configure
script option should do the trick.

cheers,
  Gerd