Don't strip static libraries. Index: source/layoutex/Makefile.in --- source/layoutex/Makefile.in.orig +++ source/layoutex/Makefile.in @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ endif install-library: all-local $(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ifneq ($(ENABLE_STATIC),) - $(INSTALL-L) $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) + $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) endif ifneq ($(ENABLE_SHARED),) # For MinGW, do we want the DLL to go in the bin location?