On Wednesday 13 May 2009 22:02:06 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> qmake (from Qt 3) creates makefiles that strip all executables during
> installation.  The generated rule looks like this:
>
> install_target: all
>          @$(CHK_DIR_EXISTS) "$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib64/" || $(MKDIR)
> "$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib64/"
>          -$(INSTALL_FILE) "$(QMAKE_TARGET)"
> "$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib64/$(QMAKE_TARGET)"
>          -strip "$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib64/$(QMAKE_TARGET)"
>
> This results in portage issuing a QA warning during the emerge (portage
> wants to strip the executables itself).

rightly so

> What would be a good way to fix that?

find an option that doesnt emit the strip line or run `sed` after the fact to 
delete the strip line
-mike