[GHC] #9087: Executables in the Linux binaries are not stripped

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#9087: Executables in the Linux binaries are not stripped
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        Reporter:  refold            |                   Owner:  thomie
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Build System      |                 Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Other             |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #1851             |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by thomie):

 * owner:   => thomie
 * related:   => #1851


Comment:

 .a files are not stripped either, though .so files are (using `--strip-
 unneeded`). I think this is a Cabal bug. I'm working on a fix.

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