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Description of problem: Even if the specfile includes: %define __strip %{_mingw32_strip} mingw32 cross-compiled packages does not get their DLL's or binaries stripped. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Checked with: mingw32-filesystem-56-1 How reproducible: Very easy to reproduce by building a mingw32 package. Also official Fedora mingw32 packages are not stripped either - I tested the package: mingw32-pixman-0.14.0-1.fc11. Steps to Reproduce: 1. cp -p /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libpixman-1-0.dll /tmp 2. i686-pc-mingw32-strip /tmp/libpixman-1-0.dll Actual results: # ls -1s /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libpixman-1-0.dll /tmp/libpixman-1-0.dll 252 /tmp/libpixman-1-0.dll 1252 /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libpixman-1-0.dll Expected results: # ls -1s /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libpixman-1-0.dll /tmp/libpixman-1-0.dll 252 /tmp/libpixman-1-0.dll 252 /usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libpixman-1-0.dll Additional info:
Hi, Stripping debug symbols and collecting them in -debuginfo subpackages was introduced in Fedora 12. I noticed that you're still using the Fedora 11 mingw packages, so chances are that your problem is already solved in Fedora 12. Could you please try again with the Fedora 12 packages ?
None of the packages I build on Fedora 12 gets stripped, even though I follow the guidelines on http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/MinGW Looking at the mingw32 packages in Fedora 12 some are stripped and some are not. Looking at the specfiles of some of the packages that are stripped reveals that they contain: %define __debug_install_post %{_mingw32_debug_install_post} and later %{?_mingw32_debug_package} Which seems to be the undocumented additions needed to get it to work. Neither of these are mentioned in the guidelines, and searching for them in the http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ gives no hits. As the guidelines are written, they say that if you follow the guidelines you get stripped binaries: > Libraries and executables should be stripped. This is done correctly and > automatically if the spec file includes these lines: > > %global __strip %{_mingw32_strip} > %global __objdump %{_mingw32_objdump} Which doesn't happen. To get stripped binaries you need to add two lines to your specfile that are neither mentioned in the guidelines nor anywhere else.
The currently approved packaging guidelines have a number of problems. We have been collecting the list of problems here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MinGW/Packaging_issues so that when we come to update and seek approval for the guidelines again, we know what needs to change. It sounds like this issue (and the whole issue of generating debuginfo) needs to be added to the above page. Updated the summary line to reflect this.
You're right that the usage of the debuginfo macro's isn't documented in the guidelines. The topic (debuginfo support) has been discussed on the fedora-mingw mailing list though. This can be read at http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/mingw/2009-June/001613.html (+ follow ups) and http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/mingw/2009-July/001811.html (+ follow ups). Unfortunately the Fedora MinGW SIG has had a lack of leadership and interest these days. One year ago I spent a lot of time on the Fedora MinGW SIG to get new packages and features in, but a few months ago I started on a new full-time job leaving me with very little spare time to work on the Fedora MinGW SIG. The %global __strip override is only used for static libraries, so that's why you're not seeing any effects when used on libraries or executables.
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Still a problem in rawhide.
The FPC amended the MinGW guidelines today, including the changes for generating the -debuginfo subpackages. https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/83 Closing the ticket.