@@ -20,5 +20,37 @@
 	else
 		LDFLAGS="${SAVE_LDFLAGS}"
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([don't know])
 	fi
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN(DC_FIND_STRIP_AND_REMOVESYMS, [
+	SYMFILE="$1"
+
+	dnl Determine how to strip executables
+	AC_CHECK_TOOL(OBJCOPY, objcopy, [false])
+	AC_CHECK_TOOL(STRIP, strip, [false])
+
+	if test "x${STRIP}" = "xfalse"; then
+		STRIP="${OBJCOPY}"
+	fi
+
+	WEAKENSYMS='true'
+	REMOVESYMS='true'
+
+	case $host_os in
+		darwin*)
+			REMOVESYMS="${STRIP} -s ${SYMFILE}"
+			;;
+		*)
+			if test "x${OBJCOPY}" != "xfalse"; then
+				WEAKENSYMS="${OBJCOPY} --keep-global-symbols=${SYMFILE}"
+				REMOVESYMS="${OBJCOPY} --discard-all"
+			elif test "x${STRIP}" != "xfalse"; then
+				REMOVESYMS="${STRIP} -x"
+			fi
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	AC_SUBST(WEAKENSYMS)
+	AC_SUBST(REMOVESYMS)
+])