[hackers] Re: [sbase] [PATCH] install: ignore -s

From: Mattias Andrée <maandree_AT_kth.se>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2016 12:52:11 +0100

Whoops, write [ubase] instead of [sbase] by mistake.

On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 12:51:14 +0100
Mattias Andrée <maandree_AT_kth.se> wrote:

> The -s flag previously called strip(1) on the installed
> file. This patch changes install(1)'s behaviour to ignore
> -s.
>
> Many makefiles use the -s flag, so it has to be
> recognised for compatibility, however it does not have to
> do anything because symbols do not negatively affect the
> functionallity of binaries.
>
> Ignoring -s have the added benefit that the user do not
> need to edit makefiles if they want the symbols that are
> useful for debugging. If the user wants to strip away
> symbols, it can be done manually or automatically by the
> package manager.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree_AT_kth.se>
> ---
> xinstall.1 | 9 ++-------
> xinstall.c | 24 ++----------------------
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xinstall.1 b/xinstall.1
> index 1a727d3..bda4d42 100644
> --- a/xinstall.1
> +++ b/xinstall.1
> _AT_@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
> .Po
> .Fl d Ar dir ...
> |
> -.Op Fl sD
> +.Op Fl D
> .Po
> .Fl t Ar dest
> .Ar source ...
> _AT_@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ is copied with
> Change the installed files' owner to
> .Ar owner .
> This may be a user name or a user identifier.
> -.It Fl s
> -Remove unnecessary symbols using
> -.Xr strip 1 .
> -Failure to strip a file does not imply failure to
> install the file. .It Fl t Ar dest
> Copy files into the directory
> .Ar dest .
> _AT_@ -79,8 +75,7 @@ notation is used, the base mode is 0000.
> .Xr chmod 1 ,
> .Xr chown 1 ,
> .Xr cp 1 ,
> -.Xr mkdir 1 ,
> -.Xr strip 1
> +.Xr mkdir 1
> .Sh STANDARDS
> The
> .Nm
> diff --git a/xinstall.c b/xinstall.c
> index bf921fb..e91e703 100644
> --- a/xinstall.c
> +++ b/xinstall.c
> _AT_@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
> #include "text.h"
>
> static int Dflag = 0;
> -static int sflag = 0;
> static gid_t group;
> static uid_t owner;
> static mode_t mode = 0755;
> _AT_@ -41,22 +40,6 @@ make_dirs(char *dir, int was_missing)
> make_dir(dir, was_missing);
> }
>
> -static void
> -strip(const char *filename)
> -{
> - pid_t pid = fork();
> - switch (pid) {
> - case -1:
> - eprintf("fork:");
> - case 0:
> - execlp("strip", "strip", "--", filename,
> (char *)0);
> - eprintf("exec: strip:");
> - default:
> - waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
> - break;
> - }
> -}
> -
> static int
> install(const char *s1, const char *s2, int depth)
> {
> _AT_@ -125,9 +108,6 @@ install(const char *s1, const char
> *s2, int depth) eprintf("fclose %s:", s2);
> if (fclose(f1) == EOF)
> eprintf("fclose %s:", s1);
> -
> - if (sflag)
> - strip(s2);
> }
>
> if (lchown(s2, owner, group) < 0)
> _AT_@ -166,7 +146,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
> Dflag = 1;
> break;
> case 's':
> - sflag = 1;
> + /* no-op for compatibility */
> break;
> case 'g':
> gflag = EARGF(usage());
> _AT_@ -184,7 +164,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
> usage();
> } ARGEND
>
> - if (argc < 1 + (!tflag & !dflag) || dflag &
> (Dflag | sflag | !!tflag))
> + if (argc < 1 + (!tflag & !dflag) || dflag &
> (Dflag | !!tflag)) usage();
>
> if (gflag) {


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