Bug 4257 - strip won't strip non-executable files on XFS
Summary: strip won't strip non-executable files on XFS
Status: CLOSED PATCH_ALREADY_AVAILABLE
Alias: None
Product: File System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: XFS (show other bugs)
Hardware: i386 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: XFS Guru
URL:
Keywords:
: 4258 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-02-26 18:11 UTC by Chuck Short
Modified: 2006-11-24 17:57 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Kernel Version: 2.6.10
Tree: Mainline
Regression: ---

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Description Chuck Short 2005-02-26 18:11:12 UTC 
Distribution: Ubuntu Linux Hoary

On XFS, strip(1) refuses to strip non-executable files in some situations. For
more info please see:

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6841

Please let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks
chuck
Comment 1 Adrian Bunk 2005-08-09 10:56:59 UTC 
*** Bug 4258 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Alexey Dobriyan 2006-08-15 19:22:31 UTC 
Working URL:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/13195
Comment 3 XFS Guru 2006-09-22 09:22:29 UTC 
From the ubuntu bug:

> Keybuk and pitti reported that they were able to strip 644 binaries on xfs
> without any problems with dapper 2.6.15 kernel

Chuck, can you confirm this?
Comment 4 Adrian Bunk 2006-11-24 17:57:28 UTC 
Please reopen this bug if this issue is still present in kernel 2.6.18 for you.
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