The CMakeLists.txt contains the line: set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/libadldap.so;${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/admc") From the description of the option https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/CPack.html#variable:CPACK_STRIP_FILES it looks like it removes debug symbols from the so and executable. In the description it's said that the option now can be just a boolean TRUE. But do we really need the option at all?