Summary

Can you lmstrip a shared object?

Question

I'm trying to run the 'lmstrip' utility on a shared object and unfortunately I get the following message:

"error: parsing ELF OBJECT xyz.so: can not obfuscate object with a dynamic section."

Is there a way for lmstrip utility to work on shared objects? We'd rather have it work than spend the time making our project build a static library.

Answer

Unfortunately, as indicated in the Development Environment Guide (under "Securing the Object Library), lmstrip for UNIX (ELF Platforms) only supports stripping static libraries that included external FlexNet Publisher Licensing symbols.