Bumped version in configure.ac to 1.5.6 (assuming that "1.5f" is

the next version released).
Updated files in mk/autoconf and mk/jam with copies from CS; fixes a 
  GLU detection issue on MinGW.
Set msvc/bullet_ico.ico as the default application icon.
Disabled exceptions for gcc builds.

mk/jam/strip.jam

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+#============================================================================
+# Rules for stripping binaries
+# Copyright (C)2006 by Frank Richter
+#
+#    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+#    option) any later version.
+#
+#    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+#    or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+#    License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+#    along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#    Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#
+#============================================================================
+
+##  SplitDebugInfo binary
+##    Strips the debugging information into a separate external file.
+rule SplitDebugInfo
+{
+  local binary = $(1) ;
+  DoSplitDebugInfo $(binary) ;
+  return $(binary).dbg ;
+}
+
+actions DoSplitDebugInfo
+{
+  $(CMD.OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $(<) $(<).dbg
+  $(CMD.OBJCOPY) --strip-unneeded $(<)
+  $(CMD.OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(<).dbg $(<)
+  if [ "$(CHMOD)" ] ; then $(CHMOD) a-x $(<).dbg ; fi
+}