Specify which version of strip to use during rpm build process

Question

I have installed an updated gcc compiler suite and binutils on my RHEL6 system. These installations do not interfere with the system versions. However, when I build a static library with rpmbuild (using my upgraded compiler), I get errors when rpmbuild executes strip. It uses the system version, installed in /usr/bin/strip, rather than my updated version. I have verified that if I run strip manually from my updated install, everything is fine. I can reproduce the error by using /usr/bin/strip.

Is there a way to make rpmbuild use my custom binutils rather than the system one?

You should really be using [SCL](https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/)s which would solve this problem without any hackish stuff. — Aaron D. Marasco, Apr 18 '18 at 00:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '18 at 13:26

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You can add

%define __strip /your/binutils/bin/strip
%define __objdump /your/binutils/bin/objdump

to the top of your spec file. I'm not sure if this is the most appropriate way to do this, but it works.

answered Apr 12 '18 at 13:26

Fadecomic

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`%global` would only parse once. Otherwise, this is how you can do it. – Aaron D. Marasco Apr 18 '18 at 00:22

Specify which version of strip to use during rpm build process

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