"strip" program: what to use?

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SSH v3.2.9.1 Makefiles mention some “strip” program in order to prepare some libraries.
My QNX v4.25G lacks it. I did try use Watcom’s “wstrip” but it refused to modify libraries.
What is the supposed replacement?

I’ve got Watcom’s “ranlib” but has had to hide it from “.configure” because it (ranlib) was surprised with what it was asked to do in those Makefile’s.
What the commandline switches should I issue to ranlib for it to work there?

Tony.

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Tony wrote:

SSH v3.2.9.1 Makefiles mention some “strip” program in order to prepare some libraries.
My QNX v4.25G lacks it. I did try use Watcom’s “wstrip” but it refused to modify libraries.
What is the supposed replacement?

Depends on the compiler you’re using.
Since wstrip complained, it probably means you didn’t compile SSH with the
Watcom compiler.
If you’re using e.g. Jean-Claude Michot’s port of gcc, you
can simply make strip a symlink to strip.elf (in /usr/local/bin).

I’ve got Watcom’s “ranlib” but has had to hide it from “.configure” because it (ranlib) was surprised with what it was asked to do in those Makefile’s.
What the commandline switches should I issue to ranlib for it to work there?

Huh?
There’s no ranlib included with the Watcom compiler.

Cheers
Anders

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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:09:57 +0200, Anders Larsen <al@alarsen.net> wrote:

Depends on the compiler you’re using.
I’m on Watcom C v10.6B+security patch.



Since wstrip complained, it probably means you didn’t compile SSH with the
Watcom compiler.
I think wstrip is for manipulating the debug info in the executables, that’s why it complained. I did try it just as the last resort…

(I wonder what the proper “strip” is intended to do with the library file?)

There’s no ranlib included with the Watcom compiler.
I dunno…

I’ve got /usr/watcom/10.6/bin/ranlib

Tony.

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BTW
I noticed that having /bin/sh as the symlink to /bin/bash helps to get less headache while configuring and making the port… I’ve found bash v2.02, is there a more current port?
If /bin/sh is as usual - symlink to /bin/ksh - some packages do not even configure successfully on QNX4.
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