Index: BinariesCheck.py
===================================================================
--- BinariesCheck.py.orig
+++ BinariesCheck.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class BinaryInfo:
     debug_file_regex = re.compile('\.debug$')
     exit_call_regex = re.compile('\s+FUNC\s+.*?\s+(_?exit(?:@\S+)?)(?:\s|$)')
     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 = 0
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ class BinaryInfo:
         self.exec_stack = 0
         self.exit_calls = []
         fork_called = 0
+        self.debuginfo = 0
+        self.symtab=0
         self.tail = ''
 
         is_debug = BinaryInfo.debug_file_regex.search(path)
@@ -105,6 +109,14 @@ class BinaryInfo:
                         fork_called = 1
                         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 = BinaryInfo.non_pic_regex.search(res[1])
 
@@ -260,6 +272,17 @@ class BinariesCheck(AbstractCheck.Abstra
                         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', i[0])
+                            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', i[0])
+
                         # so name in library
                         if is_shlib:
                             has_lib = True
@@ -488,6 +511,14 @@ with the intended shared libraries only.
 '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