[GHC] #1851: "make install-strip" should work

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#1851: "make install-strip" should work
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        Reporter:  igloo             |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  Build System      |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  Unknown/Multiple
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Changes (by gidyn):

 * status:  closed => new
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 OK, I think I've found the libraries which aren't stripped. (Apologies for
 the earlier comment, a problem with my gcc installation had led me to
 think that nothing is stripped.)

 {{{
 # cd /usr/local/lib/ghc-8.0.1/rts
 # du -h *
 3.1M    libHSrts.a
 3.9M    libHSrts_thr.a
 # strip --strip-unneeded *
 # du -h *
 736K    libHSrts.a
 848K    libHSrts_thr.a
 }}}

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