Re: [PATCH] make: add INSTALL_STRIP variable

> Perhaps.  One bad thing with the current "strip" arrangement is that
> it is done in the built directory, and because "make install" would
> blindly install whatever in the built directory, if you truly care
> that you install unstripped binaries, you need to see if they are
> stripped and rebuild them as needed, because "make strip" may or may
> not have been done.  From that point of view, getting rid of the
> current "make strip" and introducing either "make strip-installed"
> ("we've installed things earlier---go strip them") or "make
> install-stripped" ("we've built (or if we haven't please build them
> first), now install them and strip them in the installed directory")
> may make more sense.  And for that, any idea that came up in this
> discussion that relies on the current "strip" target would not help.