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If the port installs dynamic libraries, check their symbol tables
with nm
, as some mistaken software strips dynamic libraries,
-which may lead to weird failures later.
+which may lead to weird failures later. On the other hand, executable binaries
+SHOULD be stripped; file
can be used to determine this. If the
+port already contains code for stripping binaries, use it (i.e., an
+'install-strip' target); otherwise, add a provision in the port Makefile.