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gnustandards ChangeLog make-stds.texi
From: |
Karl Berry |
Subject: |
gnustandards ChangeLog make-stds.texi |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:21:22 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/gnustandards
Module name: gnustandards
Changes by: Karl Berry <karl> 10/11/23 00:21:22
Modified files:
. : ChangeLog make-stds.texi
Log message:
additional info about stripping executables, from Ralf W
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnustandards/ChangeLog?cvsroot=gnustandards&r1=1.128&r2=1.129
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/gnustandards/make-stds.texi?cvsroot=gnustandards&r1=1.61&r2=1.62
Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.128
retrieving revision 1.129
diff -u -b -r1.128 -r1.129
--- ChangeLog 23 Nov 2010 00:17:17 -0000 1.128
+++ ChangeLog 23 Nov 2010 00:21:22 -0000 1.129
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-11-22 Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
+
+ * doc/make-stds.texi (Standard Targets): Additional information
+ about stripping executables.
+ Suggested by Mark T. Eriksen <halfcountplus at intergate dot com>.
+
2010-11-22 Karl Berry <address@hidden>
* maintain.texi (Donations): mention FSF, software
Index: make-stds.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/make-stds.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.61
retrieving revision 1.62
diff -u -b -r1.61 -r1.62
--- make-stds.texi 25 Aug 2010 00:07:21 -0000 1.61
+++ make-stds.texi 23 Nov 2010 00:21:22 -0000 1.62
@@ -724,8 +724,11 @@
simple test to verify that a program is properly installed, this target
should run that test.
-Do not strip executables when installing them. Devil-may-care users can
-use the @code{install-strip} target to do that.
+Do not strip executables when installing them. This helps eventual
+debugging that may be needed later, and nowadays disk space is cheap
+and dynamic loaders typically ensure debug sections are not loaded during
+normal execution. Users that need stripped binaries may invoke the
address@hidden target to do that.
If possible, write the @code{install} target rule so that it does not
modify anything in the directory where the program was built, provided
- gnustandards ChangeLog make-stds.texi,
Karl Berry <=