[Linux-users] Strip ...

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 8/16/07, Ben Duncan <linux4ms at aim.com> wrote:
> I came across a Slackware Install script where the author was
> using "strip --strip-unneeded" against all of the objects.
>
> I know that 'strip' is suppose to help reduce the size of OBJECTS, but
> on modern systems with BIG hard drives, is that still necessary?

Yes.  You don't strip a binary just to reduce its size (although that
is a valid reason, as having a big disk is a lame reason not to strip
a binary).  You strip a binary to improve its runtime performance.
There are other reasons, such as hiding/obfuscating symbols which some
vendors want to do.


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