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Re: c/2678: gcc/g++ should stick compilation options into the .ofile
- To: nobody at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Subject: Re: c/2678: gcc/g++ should stick compilation options into the .ofile
- From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
- Date: 30 Apr 2001 17:26:01 -0000
- Cc: gcc-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org,
- Reply-To: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
The following reply was made to PR c/2678; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com>
Cc: <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>, <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com>
Subject: Re: c/2678: gcc/g++ should stick compilation options into the .o
file
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:16:14 +0100 (BST)
On 30 Apr 2001, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
> As I noted, they can always run `strip' after the compile, if the extra
> info really bothers them.
But does "strip" (without other options) remove these sections? It
doesn't (binutils 2.11.90.0.6) remove .comment and .note; for that reason,
Debian has modified "install -s" to pass --remove-section=.comment
--remove-section=.note to strip.
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Joseph S. Myers
jsm28@cam.ac.uk