Date: 9 Feb 2003 18:13:30 -0000 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/48111: [PATCH] Porters handbook uses wrong macro for strip Message-ID: <20030209181330.16893.qmail@mired.org>
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>Number: 48111 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] Porters handbook uses wrong macro for strip >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 09 10:20:07 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mike Meyer >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386 >Organization: Meyer Consulting >Environment: System: FreeBSD guru.mired.org 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #17: Wed Oct 30 09:13:02 CST 2002 mwm@guru.mired.org:/sharetmp/obj/usr/src/sys/GURU i386 >Description: The porters handbook says to use the ${STRIP} macro to strip binaries (assuming you aren't using ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} to do it), but it really should use $(STRIP_CMD). >How-To-Repeat: Read the porters handbook, and then try using it. >Fix: This patch fixes the porters handbook to recommend the proper macro. --- book.sgml-orig Sun Feb 9 12:10:13 2003 +++ book.sgml Sun Feb 9 12:10:46 2003 @@ -4586,12 +4586,12 @@ <para>If you need to strip a file, but do not wish to use the <makevar>INSTALL_PROGRAM</makevar> macro, - <makevar>${STRIP}</makevar> will strip your program. This is + <makevar>${STRIP_CMD}</makevar> will strip your program. This is typically done within the <literal>post-install</literal> target. For example:</para> <programlisting>post-install: - ${STRIP} ${PREFIX}/bin/xdl</programlisting> + ${STRIP_CMD} ${PREFIX}/bin/xdl</programlisting> <para>Use the &man.file.1; command on the installed executable to check whether the binary is stripped or not. If it does not say >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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