--- BinariesCheck.py
+++ BinariesCheck.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     unused_regex = re.compile('^\s+(\S+)')
     exit_call_regex = re.compile('\s+FUNC\s+.*?\s+(_?exit(?:@\S+)?)(?:\s|$)')
     fork_call_regex = re.compile('\s+FUNC\s+.*?\s+(fork(?:@\S+)?)(?:\s|$)')
+    debuginfo_regex=re.compile('^\s+\[\s*\d+\]\s+\.debug_.*\s+')
+    symtab_regex=re.compile('^\s+\[\s*\d+\]\s+\.symtab\s+')
 
     def __init__(self, pkg, path, file, is_ar, is_shlib):
         self.readelf_error = False
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@
         self.exec_stack = False
         self.exit_calls = []
         fork_called = False
+        self.debuginfo = 0
+        self.symtab=0
         self.tail = ''
 
         is_debug = path.endswith('.debug')
@@ -103,6 +107,14 @@
                         fork_called = True
                         continue
 
+                if BinaryInfo.debuginfo_regex.search(l):
+                    self.debuginfo=1
+                    continue
+
+                if BinaryInfo.symtab_regex.search(l):
+                    self.symtab=1
+                    continue
+
             if self.non_pic:
                 self.non_pic = 'TEXTREL' in res[1]
 
@@ -254,6 +266,17 @@
                         bin_info = BinaryInfo(
                             pkg, pkgfile.path, fname, is_ar, is_shlib)
 
+                        # stripped static library
+                        if is_ar:
+                            if bin_info.readelf_error:
+                                pass
+                            elif not bin_info.symtab:
+                                printError(pkg, 'static-library-without-symtab', fname)
+                            elif not bin_info.debuginfo and \
+                                    (os.environ.get('BUILD_IS_RUNNING', None) == None or \
+                                         os.environ.get('BUILD_DEBUG_FLAGS','').find('-g') != -1):
+                                printWarning(pkg, 'static-library-without-debuginfo', fname)
+
                         # so name in library
                         if is_shlib:
                             has_lib = True
@@ -485,6 +508,14 @@
 'ldd-failed',
 '''Executing ldd on this file failed, all checks could not be run.''',
 
+'static-library-without-symtab',
+'''The static library doesn't contain any symbols and therefore can't be linked
+against. This may indicated that it was strip.''',
+
+'static-library-without-debuginfo',
+'''The static library doesn't contain any debuginfo. Binaries linking against
+this static library can't be properly debugged.''',
+
 'executable-stack',
 '''The binary declares the stack as executable.  Executable stack is usually an
 error as it is only needed if the code contains GCC trampolines or similar