Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 04:44:24PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote: > > gcc apparently creates sections `.note' and `.comment' when compiling > > binaries. Running either `strip' or the -s option to install does not > > remove these redundant sections. Lintian issues a warning > > `binary-has-unneeded-section' when it detects these sections in a > > binary. > > install -s _does_ remove those sections. It was patched for it > around the time that the tag was added to Lintian (though long > before Shaleh raised it to a warning). You could have easily > found this out by trying it.
I stand corrected. I thought I had tried it, but I see I that I checked `strip -s' and `LDFLAGS = -s'. (I thought my rules file included `install-s', but on checking, I see it had `LDFLAGS = -s'.) Bob -- _ |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Palm City, FL USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559 PGP Key ID: A8E40EB9