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Re: c/2678: gcc/g++ should stick compilation options into the .ofile


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.
 
 -- 
 Joseph S. Myers
 jsm28@cam.ac.uk
 


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