--- a/common/autoconf/compare.sh.in	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/compare.sh.in	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 SED="@SED@"
 SORT="@SORT@"
 STAT="@STAT@"
-STRIP="@POST_STRIP_CMD@"
+STRIP="@STRIP@ @STRIPFLAGS@"
 TEE="@TEE@"
 UNIQ="@UNIQ@"
 UNPACK200="@FIXPATH@ @BOOT_JDK@/bin/unpack200"

--- a/common/autoconf/flags.m4	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/flags.m4	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@
     STRIPFLAGS="-X32_64"
   fi
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xwindows; then
-    POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP $STRIPFLAGS"
-  fi
-  AC_SUBST(POST_STRIP_CMD)
+  AC_SUBST(STRIPFLAGS)
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
     CC_OUT_OPTION=-Fo

--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
 LD_OUT_OPTION
 EXE_OUT_OPTION
 CC_OUT_OPTION
-POST_STRIP_CMD
+STRIPFLAGS
 ARFLAGS
 COMPILER_TARGET_BITS_FLAG
 JT_HOME
@@ -4359,7 +4359,7 @@
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1441958217
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1442448271
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -41053,9 +41053,6 @@
     STRIPFLAGS="-X32_64"
   fi
 
-  if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xwindows; then
-    POST_STRIP_CMD="$STRIP $STRIPFLAGS"
-  fi
 
 
   if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then

--- a/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/spec.gmk.in	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 EXE_SUFFIX:=@EXE_SUFFIX@
 OBJ_SUFFIX:=@OBJ_SUFFIX@
 
-POST_STRIP_CMD:=@POST_STRIP_CMD@
+STRIPFLAGS:=@STRIPFLAGS@
 
 JAVA_FLAGS:=@JAVA_FLAGS@
 JAVA_FLAGS_BIG:=@JAVA_FLAGS_BIG@

--- a/common/bin/compare.sh	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/common/bin/compare.sh	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
     ORIG_THIS_FILE="$THIS_FILE"
     ORIG_OTHER_FILE="$OTHER_FILE"
 
-    if [[ "$STRIP_BEFORE_COMPARE" = *"$BIN_FILE"* ]]; then
+    if [ "$STRIP_ALL" = "true" ] || [[ "$STRIP_BEFORE_COMPARE" = *"$BIN_FILE"* ]]; then
         THIS_STRIPPED_FILE=$FILE_WORK_DIR/this/$NAME
         OTHER_STRIPPED_FILE=$FILE_WORK_DIR/other/$NAME
         $MKDIR -p $FILE_WORK_DIR/this $FILE_WORK_DIR/other
@@ -1015,6 +1015,8 @@
     echo "-vv                 More verbose output, shows diff output of all comparisons"
     echo "-o [OTHER]          Compare with build in other directory. Will default to the old build directory"
     echo ""
+    echo "--strip             Strip all binaries before comparing"
+    echo ""
     echo "[FILTER]            List filenames in the image to compare, works for jars, zips, libs and execs"
     echo "Example:"
     echo "bash ./common/bin/compareimages.sh CodePointIM.jar"
@@ -1107,6 +1109,9 @@
             shift
             shift
             ;;
+        --strip)
+            STRIP_ALL=true
+            ;;
         *)
             CMP_NAMES=false
             CMP_PERMS=false

--- a/make/StripBinaries.gmk	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/make/StripBinaries.gmk	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
 MODULES_CMDS_STRIPPED := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_cmds-stripped
 MODULES_LIBS_STRIPPED := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs-stripped
 
-ifneq ($(POST_STRIP_CMD), )
+ifneq ($(STRIP), )
   define StripRecipe
 	$(ECHO) Stripping $(LOG_INFO) $(patsubst $(OUTPUT_ROOT)/%,%,$<)
 	$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
 	$(CP) $< $@.tmp
 	$(CHMOD) u+w $@.tmp
-	$(POST_STRIP_CMD) $@.tmp
+	$(STRIP) $(STRIPFLAGS) $@.tmp
 	$(CHMOD) go-w $@.tmp
 	$(MV) $@.tmp $@
   endef

--- a/make/common/MakeBase.gmk	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/make/common/MakeBase.gmk	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -674,6 +674,10 @@
   $3 += $2
 endef
 
+# Returns the value of the first argument
+identity = \
+    $(strip $1)
+
 # Setup make rules for copying files, with an option to do more complex
 # processing instead of copying.
 #
@@ -688,6 +692,8 @@
 #   FLATTEN : Set to flatten the directory structure in the DEST dir.
 #   MACRO   : Optionally override the default macro used for making the copy.
 #             Default is 'install-file'
+#   NAME_MACRO : Optionally supply a macro that rewrites the target file name
+#                based on the source file name
 SetupCopyFiles = $(NamedParamsMacroTemplate)
 define SetupCopyFilesBody
 
@@ -700,12 +706,17 @@
     $1_SRC := $$(dir $$(firstword $$($1_FILES)))
   endif
 
+  ifeq ($$($1_NAME_MACRO), )
+    $1_NAME_MACRO := identity
+  endif
+
   # Remove any trailing slash from SRC
   $1_SRC := $$(patsubst %/,%,$$($1_SRC))
 
   $$(foreach f, $$(patsubst $$($1_SRC)/%,%,$$($1_FILES)), \
       $$(eval $$(call AddFileToCopy, $$($1_SRC)/$$f, \
-      $$($1_DEST)/$$(if $$($1_FLATTEN),$$(notdir $$f),$$f), $1, $$($1_MACRO))))
+      $$($1_DEST)/$$(call $$(strip $$($1_NAME_MACRO)),$$(if $$($1_FLATTEN),$$(notdir $$f),$$f)), \
+      $1, $$($1_MACRO))))
 
 endef
 

--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk	Fri Sep 18 09:21:07 2015 -0700
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk	Mon Sep 28 15:51:29 2015 +0200
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #   AS - Assembler
 #   MT - Windows MT tool
 #   RC - Windows RC tool
+#   STRIP - The tool to use for stripping debug symbols
 #   SYSROOT_CFLAGS - Compiler flags for using the specific sysroot
 #   SYSROOT_LDFLAGS - Linker flags for using the specific sysroot
 DefineNativeToolchain = $(NamedParamsMacroTemplate)
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_AS, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_AS))
     $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_MT, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_MT))
     $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_RC, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_RC))
+    $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_STRIP, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_STRIP))
     $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_SYSROOT_CFLAGS, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_SYSROOT_CFLAGS))
     $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS, $$($$($1_EXTENDS)_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS))
   endif
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
     AS := $(AS), \
     MT := $(MT), \
     RC := $(RC), \
+    STRIP := $(STRIP), \
     SYSROOT_CFLAGS := $(SYSROOT_CFLAGS), \
     SYSROOT_LDFLAGS := $(SYSROOT_LDFLAGS), \
 ))
@@ -265,6 +268,8 @@
 #   LD the linker to use, default is $(LD)
 #   OPTIMIZATION sets optimization level to NONE, LOW, HIGH, HIGHEST
 #   DISABLED_WARNINGS_<toolchain> Disable the given warnings for the specified toolchain
+#   STRIP_SYMBOLS Set to true to strip the final binary if the toolchain allows for it
+#   STRIPFLAGS Optionally change the flags given to the strip command
 SetupNativeCompilation = $(NamedParamsMacroTemplate)
 define SetupNativeCompilationBody
 
@@ -367,6 +372,7 @@
   $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_AS, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_AS))
   $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_MT, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_MT))
   $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_RC, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_RC))
+  $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_STRIP, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_STRIP))
   $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_SYSROOT_CFLAGS, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_SYSROOT_CFLAGS))
   $$(call SetIfEmpty, $1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS, $$($$($1_TOOLCHAIN)_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS))
 
@@ -657,6 +663,14 @@
     endif # $1_DEBUG_SYMBOLS
   endif # !STATIC_LIBRARY
 
+  ifeq ($$($1_STRIP_SYMBOLS), true)
+    ifneq ($$($1_STRIP), )
+      # Default to using the global STRIPFLAGS. Allow for overriding with an empty value
+      $1_STRIPFLAGS ?= $(STRIPFLAGS)
+      $1_STRIP_CMD := $$($1_STRIP) $$($1_STRIPFLAGS) $$($1_TARGET)
+    endif
+  endif
+
   ifneq (,$$($1_LIBRARY))
     # Generating a dynamic library.
     $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS += $$(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_NAME,$$($1_BASENAME))
@@ -667,7 +681,8 @@
     $1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX += $(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX)
 
     $1_VARDEPS := $$($1_LD) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
-        $$($1_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS)
+        $$($1_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) \
+        $$($1_STRIP_CMD)
     $1_VARDEPS_FILE := $$(call DependOnVariable, $1_VARDEPS, \
         $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_NOSUFFIX).vardeps)
 
@@ -680,6 +695,7 @@
 		    $$($1_EXPECTED_OBJS) $$($1_RES) \
 		    $$($1_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX))
 		$$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS)
+		$$($1_STRIP_CMD)
                 # Touch target to make sure it has a later time stamp than the debug
                 # symbol files to avoid unnecessary relinking on rebuild.
                 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)
@@ -708,7 +724,8 @@
 
     $1_VARDEPS := $$($1_LD) $$($1_SYSROOT_LDFLAGS) $$($1_LDFLAGS) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
         $$($1_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_EXTRA_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX) $$($1_MT) \
-        $$($1_CODESIGN) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) $$($1_MANIFEST_VERSION)
+        $$($1_CODESIGN) $$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS) $$($1_MANIFEST_VERSION) \
+        $$($1_STRIP_CMD)
     $1_VARDEPS_FILE := $$(call DependOnVariable, $1_VARDEPS, \
         $$($1_OBJECT_DIR)/$$($1_NOSUFFIX).vardeps)
 
@@ -733,6 +750,7 @@
                   endif
                 endif
 		$$($1_CREATE_DEBUGINFO_CMDS)
+		$$($1_STRIP_CMD)
                 # Touch target to make sure it has a later time stamp than the debug
                 # symbol files to avoid unnecessary relinking on rebuild.
                 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows)