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Date:	Sat, 6 Nov 2021 21:55:41 +0100
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Subject:	Re: cygport - avoid stripping binaries
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From:	Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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On Nov  6 21:53, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin wrote:
> - create binaries with debug info
> - create debug info files from the non-stripped binaries and copy
>   them to usr/debug/...

sorry, usr/lib/debug/...

> - strip the binary and pack it into the base package "foo"
> - pack the debug info files into the debug package "foo-debug"
> 
> So, a user of the package gets just the smaller stripped foo binary,
> while a developer can install the foo-debug package and actually
> debug the foo binary.
> 
> > Is it a common practice for GNU/Linux distribution to strip binaries when
> > creating packages?
> 
> Yes.  Plus generating the debug info package.

Corinna

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