> > kasparov [jlam] -> strip hello
> > kasparov [jlam] -> strip hello
> > strip: hello: section `.note': error in private data: Memory exhausted

OK, the latest information seems to be that this is a known problem with the
released toolchain. You appear to have done everything correctly. That
toolchain can rebuild the system and itself, so it will do for now.

Stay tuned, though. Improvements to the toolchain are coming.