On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:28:43 GMT, Arno Zeller <[email protected]> wrote:
> When jlink --strip-debug (or --strip-native-debug-symbols > exclude-debuginfo-files) is used to link from a runtime image, pre-existing > native debug symbol sidecar files (.debuginfo, .diz) are incorrectly included > in the output image. On a JDK built with external debug symbols, this results > in large files such as lib/server/libjvm.debuginfo (often 1 GB) appearing in > the linked image despite the explicit request to strip debug information. > > StripNativeDebugSymbolsPlugin.transform() only processes entries whose path > ends in .so (NATIVE_LIB) or whose type is NATIVE_CMD. Sidecar files have type > NATIVE_LIB or NATIVE_CMD but paths ending in .debuginfo or .diz (compressed > .debuginfo), so they fall through the filter unchanged. > > --------- > - [x] I confirm that I make this contribution in accordance with the [OpenJDK > Interim AI Policy](https://openjdk.org/legal/ai). This pull request has been closed without being integrated. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/31534
