Index: tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam
===================================================================
--- tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam	(revision 50700)
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam	(working copy)
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@
         ECHO notice: using gcc archiver :: $(condition) :: $(archiver[1]) ;
     }
 
+    # - The objcopy helper.
+    local objcopy =
+        [ common.get-invocation-command gcc
+            : objcopy : [ feature.get-values <objcopy> : $(options) ] : $(bin) : search-path ] ;
+    toolset.flags gcc.archive .OBJCOPY $(condition) : $(objcopy[1]) ;
+    toolset.flags gcc.link    .OBJCOPY $(condition) : $(objcopy[1]) ;
+    if $(.debug-configuration)
+    {
+        ECHO notice: using gcc objcopy :: $(condition) :: $(objcopy[1]) ;
+    }
+
+
     # - The resource compiler.
     local rc =
         [ common.get-invocation-command-nodefault gcc
@@ -733,6 +745,10 @@
 {
     "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION:E=-R)$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" -Wl,-rpath-link$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH_LINK)" -o "$(<)" $(START-GROUP) "$(>)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS)
 
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --only-keep-debug "$(<)" "$(<).debug"
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --strip-debug "$(<)" 
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --add-gnu-debuglink="$(<).debug" "$(<)" 
+    chmod -x "$(<).debug"
 }
 
 # Default value. Mostly for the sake of intel-linux that inherits from gcc, but
@@ -743,6 +759,8 @@
 
 toolset.flags gcc.archive AROPTIONS <archiveflags> ;
 
+.OBJCOPY = objcopy ;
+
 rule archive ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 {
     # Always remove archive and start again. Here is the rationale from
@@ -780,6 +798,10 @@
 actions piecemeal archive
 {
     "$(.AR)" $(AROPTIONS) rc "$(<)" "$(>)"
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --only-keep-debug "$(<)" "$(<).debug"
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --strip-debug "$(<)" 
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --add-gnu-debuglink="$(<).debug" "$(<)" 
+ 
 }
 
 
@@ -794,6 +816,11 @@
 actions link.dll bind LIBRARIES
 {
     "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,$(RPATH_OPTION:E=-R)$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" "$(.IMPLIB-COMMAND)$(<[1])" -o "$(<[-1])" $(HAVE_SONAME)-Wl,$(SONAME_OPTION)$(SPACE)-Wl,$(<[-1]:D=) -shared $(START-GROUP) "$(>)" "$(LIBRARIES)" $(FINDLIBS-ST-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) $(FINDLIBS-SA-PFX) -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) $(END-GROUP) $(OPTIONS) $(USER_OPTIONS)
+
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --only-keep-debug "$(<[-1])" "$(<[-1]).debug"
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --strip-debug "$(<[-1])" 
+    "$(.OBJCOPY)" --add-gnu-debuglink="$(<[-1]).debug" "$(<[-1])" 
+    chmod -x "$(<[-1]).debug"
 }
 
 rule setup-threading ( targets * : sources * : properties * )