Don't strip static libraries. Index: source/tools/toolutil/Makefile.in --- source/tools/toolutil/Makefile.in.orig +++ source/tools/toolutil/Makefile.in @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ install-local: install-library 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?