[Nix-dev] sbcl image executables and patch-elf

[Tomas Hlavaty]

Hi Eike,

> I'm making a program in common lisp using sbcl. I then create a
> executable image which results in quite a big file since the whole
> lisp is packaged up. When I use nix to build this app, the file that
> ends up in nix-store is tiny and not working. It seems to me that the
> patch-elf process is stripping things off, but that's just a guess.

try:

   dontStrip = true;

in your build expression.

Cheers,

Tomas