Adding --enable-strip option.

Bug #88045 r=wtc sr=waterson

4 files changed, 113 insertions, 90 deletions

diff --git a/config/autoconf.mk.in b/config/autoconf.mk.in
index 71cb9751..1498c35b 100644
--- a/config/autoconf.mk.in
+++ b/config/autoconf.mk.in
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ USE_IPV6	= @USE_IPV6@
 USE_N32		= @USE_N32@
 USE_64		= @USE_64@
 GC_LEAK_DETECTOR = @GC_LEAK_DETECTOR@
+ENABLE_STRIP	= @ENABLE_STRIP@
 
 USE_PTHREADS	= @USE_PTHREADS@
 USE_BTHREADS	= @USE_BTHREADS@
diff --git a/config/rules.mk b/config/rules.mk
index 0b18e632..03f80f86 100644
--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ else
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)
 endif
 endif
-ifdef BUILD_OPT
+ifdef ENABLE_STRIP
 	$(STRIP) $@
 endif
 
@@ -324,11 +324,10 @@ endif	# OpenVMS
 endif   # OS2
 endif	# WINNT
 endif	# AIX 4.1
-ifdef BUILD_OPT
+ifdef ENABLE_STRIP
 	$(STRIP) $@
 endif
 
-
 ifeq (,$(filter-out WINNT OS2,$(OS_ARCH)))
 $(RES): $(RESNAME)
 	@$(MAKE_OBJDIR)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e5bd9dc..6b332266 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ ac_help="$ac_help
 ac_help="$ac_help
   --enable-mdupdate       Enable use of certain compilers' mdupdate feature"
 ac_help="$ac_help
+  --enable-strip          Enable stripping of shared libs and programs"
+ac_help="$ac_help
   --with-pthreads         Use system pthreads library as thread subsystem"
 ac_help="$ac_help
   --enable-user-pthreads  Build using userland pthreads"
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:614: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:616: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:635: checking target system type" >&5
+echo "configure:637: checking target system type" >&5
 
 target_alias=$target
 case "$target_alias" in
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:653: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:655: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -862,7 +864,7 @@ if test -z "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS"; then
     # Extract the first word of "$WHOAMI whoami", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $WHOAMI whoami; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:866: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:868: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_WHOAMI'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -927,14 +929,14 @@ if test "$target" != "$host"; then
     _SAVE_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for $host compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:931: checking for $host compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:933: checking for $host compiler" >&5
     if test -z "$HOST_CC"; then
 	    for ac_prog in gcc cc /usr/ucb/cc
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:938: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:940: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_HOST_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -981,16 +983,16 @@ test -n "$HOST_CC" || HOST_CC=""""
     LDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS"
 
     echo $ac_n "checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:985: checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:987: checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works" >&5
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 987 "configure"
+#line 989 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return(0);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:994: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:996: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_host_cc_works=1 echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1011,7 +1013,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1015: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1046,7 +1048,7 @@ test -n "$CC" || CC="echo"
     # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1050: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1052: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1076,7 +1078,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1080: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1082: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1127,7 +1129,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1133: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1159,7 +1161,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1163: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1165: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1170,12 +1172,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1174 "configure"
+#line 1176 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1179: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1181: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1201,12 +1203,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1205: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1207: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1210: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1212: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1215,7 +1217,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1219: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1221: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1234,7 +1236,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1238: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1240: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1271,7 +1273,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1275: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1277: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1308,7 +1310,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1312: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1314: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1340,7 +1342,7 @@ test -n "$CXX" || CXX="gcc"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1344: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1346: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=C
 # CXXFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1351,12 +1353,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1355 "configure"
+#line 1357 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1360: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1362: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1382,12 +1384,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cxx_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1386: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C++""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1391: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
+echo "configure:1393: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gxx'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1396,7 +1398,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1400: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1402: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=no
@@ -1415,7 +1417,7 @@ ac_test_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1419: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1421: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cxx_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1452,7 +1454,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1456: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1458: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1489,7 +1491,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1493: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1495: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1526,7 +1528,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1530: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1532: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1563,7 +1565,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1567: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1569: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1600,7 +1602,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1604: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1606: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_STRIP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1637,7 +1639,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1641: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1643: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1674,7 +1676,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1678: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1680: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1714,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1716: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1718: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1744,7 +1746,7 @@ test -n "$CXX" || CXX="gcc"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1748: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1750: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=C
 # CXXFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1755,12 +1757,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1759 "configure"
+#line 1761 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1764: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1766: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1786,12 +1788,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cxx_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1790: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1792: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C++""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1795: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
+echo "configure:1797: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gxx'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1800,7 +1802,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1804: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1806: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=no
@@ -1819,7 +1821,7 @@ ac_test_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1823: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1825: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cxx_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1856,7 +1858,7 @@ fi
         # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1860: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1862: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1886,7 +1888,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1890: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1892: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1937,7 +1939,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1941: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1943: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1969,7 +1971,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1973: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1975: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1980,12 +1982,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1984 "configure"
+#line 1986 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1989: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1991: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -2011,12 +2013,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2015: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:2017: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2020: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:2022: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2025,7 +2027,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:2029: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:2031: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -2044,7 +2046,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2048: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:2050: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2079,7 +2081,7 @@ fi
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2083: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2085: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2111,7 +2113,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2115: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2117: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2152,7 +2154,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2156: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2158: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2193,7 +2195,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2197: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2199: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2234,7 +2236,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2238: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_STRIP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2275,7 +2277,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2281: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2316,7 +2318,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2320: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2322: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2382,7 +2384,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2386: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2388: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_PERL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4266,12 +4268,12 @@ esac
 if test -z "$SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS"; then
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4270: checking for dlopen" >&5
+echo "configure:4272: checking for dlopen" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_dlopen'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4275 "configure"
+#line 4277 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char dlopen(); below.  */
@@ -4294,7 +4296,7 @@ dlopen();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4298: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4300: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_dlopen=yes"
 else
@@ -4313,7 +4315,7 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4317: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:4319: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlopen | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -4321,7 +4323,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4325 "configure"
+#line 4327 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -4332,7 +4334,7 @@ int main() {
 dlopen()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4336: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4338: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -4359,7 +4361,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4363: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:4365: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -4374,13 +4376,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4378 "configure"
+#line 4380 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:4384: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:4386: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -4391,13 +4393,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4395 "configure"
+#line 4397 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:4401: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:4403: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -4408,13 +4410,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4412 "configure"
+#line 4414 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:4418: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:4420: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -4440,13 +4442,13 @@ echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
     echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4444: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
+echo "configure:4446: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
     ac_pattern="Autoconf.*'x'"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4450 "configure"
+#line 4452 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sgtty.h>
 Autoconf TIOCGETP
@@ -4464,7 +4466,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 
   if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional = no; then
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4468 "configure"
+#line 4470 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <termio.h>
 Autoconf TCGETA
@@ -4488,12 +4490,12 @@ fi
 for ac_func in lchown strerror
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4492: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:4494: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4497 "configure"
+#line 4499 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -4516,7 +4518,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4520: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4522: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -4543,11 +4545,18 @@ done
 
 
 
+# Check whether --enable-strip or --disable-strip was given.
+if test "${enable_strip+set}" = set; then
+  enableval="$enable_strip"
+   ENABLE_STRIP=1 
+fi
+
+
 
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create in -lpthreads""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4551: checking for pthread_create in -lpthreads" >&5
+echo "configure:4560: checking for pthread_create in -lpthreads" >&5
 echo "
     #include <pthread.h> 
     void *foo(void *v) { int a = 1;  } 
@@ -4569,7 +4578,7 @@ echo "
         echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
         
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create in -lpthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4573: checking for pthread_create in -lpthread" >&5
+echo "configure:4582: checking for pthread_create in -lpthread" >&5
 echo "
     #include <pthread.h> 
     void *foo(void *v) { int a = 1;  } 
@@ -4591,7 +4600,7 @@ echo "
         echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
         
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create in -lc_r""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4595: checking for pthread_create in -lc_r" >&5
+echo "configure:4604: checking for pthread_create in -lc_r" >&5
 echo "
     #include <pthread.h> 
     void *foo(void *v) { int a = 1;  } 
@@ -4613,7 +4622,7 @@ echo "
         echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
         
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create in -lc""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4617: checking for pthread_create in -lc" >&5
+echo "configure:4626: checking for pthread_create in -lc" >&5
 echo "
     #include <pthread.h> 
     void *foo(void *v) { int a = 1;  } 
@@ -4763,7 +4772,7 @@ if test -n "$USE_PTHREADS"; then
       rm -f conftest*
    ac_cv_have_dash_pthread=no
    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4767: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
+echo "configure:4776: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
    echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | cat > conftest.c
    ${CC-cc} -pthread -o conftest conftest.c > conftest.out 2>&1
    if test $? -eq 0; then
@@ -4779,7 +4788,7 @@ echo "configure:4767: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
 			    ac_cv_have_dash_pthreads=no
     if test "$ac_cv_have_dash_pthread" = "no"; then
 	    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4783: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads" >&5
+echo "configure:4792: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads" >&5
     	echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | cat > conftest.c
 	    ${CC-cc} -pthreads -o conftest conftest.c > conftest.out 2>&1
     	if test $? -eq 0; then
@@ -5042,6 +5051,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 MAKEFILES="
 Makefile 
 config/Makefile
@@ -5271,6 +5281,7 @@ s%@USE_IPV6@%$USE_IPV6%g
 s%@USE_N32@%$USE_N32%g
 s%@USE_64@%$USE_64%g
 s%@GC_LEAK_DETECTOR@%$GC_LEAK_DETECTOR%g
+s%@ENABLE_STRIP@%$ENABLE_STRIP%g
 s%@USE_PTHREADS@%$USE_PTHREADS%g
 s%@USE_BTHREADS@%$USE_BTHREADS%g
 s%@USE_USER_PTHREADS@%$USE_USER_PTHREADS%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8717abbb..40a07ae5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1632,6 +1632,17 @@ dnl ========================================================
 dnl Check options
 dnl ========================================================
 
+dnl ========================================================
+dnl =
+dnl = --enable-strip
+dnl = 
+dnl = Enable stripping of libs and executables
+dnl = 
+dnl ========================================================
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(strip,
+[  --enable-strip          Enable stripping of shared libs and programs],
+  [ ENABLE_STRIP=1 ])
+
 dnl
 dnl Apparently, some systems cannot properly check for the pthread
 dnl library unless <pthread.h> is included so we need to test
@@ -1939,6 +1950,7 @@ AC_SUBST(USE_IPV6)
 AC_SUBST(USE_N32)
 AC_SUBST(USE_64)
 AC_SUBST(GC_LEAK_DETECTOR)
+AC_SUBST(ENABLE_STRIP)
 
 AC_SUBST(USE_PTHREADS)
 AC_SUBST(USE_BTHREADS)