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automake-1.16j on OpenBSD

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: 68179 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Bogdan <bogdro_rep <at> gmx.us>
Subject: bug#68179: Re: automake-1.16j on OpenBSD
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:51:30 +0100

Bogdan wrote:
> # Ensure install-strip works when STRIP consists of more than one word.
> # This test needs GNU binutils strip.  See sister test 'strip3.sh'.
> 
> 
>   And, frankly, I don't know what to do about this. It's the whole
> point of the test to use 'strip --verbose' (well, 'strip' + any word,
> actually).

Here's the point. On a system with GNU binutils, "man strip" shows
the options
  [-s|--strip-all]
  [-S|-g|-d|--strip-debug]
  [-v|--verbose]
  [-x|--discard-all]
(among others).

Whereas on OpenBSD, "man strip" shows that it's in fact 'llvm-strip'
and that it supports the options
  [-s|--strip-all]
  [-S|-g|-d|--strip-debug]
  [-x|--discard-all]
(among others), but not [-v|--verbose].

Then there's also AIX 'strip', which understands
  -l
  -x
and Solaris 'strip', which understands
  -l
  -x
as well.

So, in summary, I suggest to use the option '-x' instead of '--verbose'.
It makes the t/strip2.sh test succeed on OpenBSD. Then you can remove the
comment "This test needs GNU binutils strip.".

Bruno

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