depends: Remove no longer necessary `dsymutil`
What the developer wrote
Authored by Hennadii Stepanov
depends: Remove no longer necessary `dsymutil`
What changed, and why it matters
This commit removes the `dsymutil` tool from Bitcoin Core's dependency build system. `dsymutil` is a macOS developer tool used to bundle debug symbols into a separate file. The change is a cleanup: the build system no longer looks for or configures this tool because it is reportedly no longer needed. There is no indication this fixes or introduces a security vulnerability.
No security action required. Treat as routine build-system hygiene. If reviewing for release engineering, verify that debug-symbol generation for macOS releases still works as intended through the remaining build configuration.
Security signals we found
No security-relevant code paths modified
No input handling, parsing, or memory management changes
No cryptographic or consensus code touched
No vendor security disclosure or CVE references present
Evidence from the diff
The patch deletes all references to dsymutil from the depends/ makefiles that manage cross-compilation toolchains for macOS (Darwin). Specifically, it removes build_darwin_DSYMUTIL, darwin_DSYMUTIL, and DSYMUTIL entries from the build/host tool lists. This is a build-system maintenance change. It does not alter runtime code, consensus logic, networking, wallet handling, or any executable behavior. The commit message frames it as removing something ‘no longer necessary.’
Changed components
depends/builders/darwin.mkdepends/builders/default.mkdepends/hosts/darwin.mkdepends/hosts/default.mkInspect captured patch +2 / −5
diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index 2b59353e..dba4d137 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ build_darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
build_darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
build_darwin_OBJDUMP:=$(shell xcrun -f objdump)
build_darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
-build_darwin_DSYMUTIL:=$(shell xcrun -f dsymutil)
build_darwin_SHA256SUM=shasum -a 256
build_darwin_DOWNLOAD=curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -o
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
darwin_OBJDUMP:=$(shell xcrun -f objdump)
darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
-darwin_DSYMUTIL:=$(shell xcrun -f dsymutil)
x86_64_darwin_CFLAGS += -arch x86_64
x86_64_darwin_CXXFLAGS += -arch x86_64
diff --git a/depends/builders/default.mk b/depends/builders/default.mk
index 2a1709d9..fa7dfbb0 100644
--- a/depends/builders/default.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/default.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ build_$(build_os)_$1 ?= $$(default_build_$1)
build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1 ?= $$(build_$(build_os)_$1)
build_$1=$$(build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1)
endef
-$(foreach var,CC CXX AR TAR RANLIB NM STRIP SHA256SUM DOWNLOAD OBJDUMP DSYMUTIL TOUCH,$(eval $(call add_build_tool_func,$(var))))
+$(foreach var,CC CXX AR TAR RANLIB NM STRIP SHA256SUM DOWNLOAD OBJDUMP TOUCH,$(eval $(call add_build_tool_func,$(var))))
define add_build_flags_func
build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1 += $(build_$(build_os)_$1)
build_$1=$$(build_$(build_arch)_$(build_os)_$1)
diff --git a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
index 71fac7cc..214bafaf 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/darwin.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ clang_prog=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v clang")
clangxx_prog=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v clang++")
darwin_AR=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v llvm-ar")
-darwin_DSYMUTIL=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v dsymutil")
darwin_NM=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v llvm-nm")
darwin_OBJCOPY=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v llvm-objcopy")
darwin_OBJDUMP=$(shell $(SHELL) $(.SHELLFLAGS) "command -v llvm-objdump")
diff --git a/depends/hosts/default.mk b/depends/hosts/default.mk
index 22409c40..21a9612a 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ host_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1)
host_$(release_type)_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
endef
-$(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP NM OBJCOPY OBJDUMP DSYMUTIL,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
+$(foreach tool,CC CXX AR RANLIB STRIP NM OBJCOPY OBJDUMP,$(eval $(call add_host_tool_func,$(tool))))
$(foreach flags,CFLAGS CXXFLAGS CPPFLAGS LDFLAGS, $(eval $(call add_host_flags_func,$(flags))))
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