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AI-generatedHow can I use GCC's -Wl,--build-id option to embed a verifiable identifier in an executable for backup restoration validation?
Assuming GCC accepts the linker option -Wl,--build-id to embed a unique identifier in the produced executable, I have a project that is compiled with GCC, the resulting binary is backed up, and later the backup is restored to the same or a different filesystem. I want to confirm that the restored binary is identical to the original with respect to the build‑
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