[Linux-users] Strip ...

[Ben Duncan]

Most of these are existing packages.

I would NOT be interested in debugging them so those flags
(debug) will not get set.

So, not stripping them does not matter, am I safe to assume?

kwall at kurtwerks.com wrote:
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> 
> No. Stripping binaries isn't just about reducing disk footprint, though.
> Debug binaries require more RAM and are usually slower. However, given
> the amount of RAM on most systems and the speed of CPUs these days, neither
> of these are major issues. That said, debug binaries are sometimes more
> sensitive to error conditions -- in this case, though, the solution is
> to compile release binaries that don't have debugging symbols and
> debugging code enabled in the first place.
> 
> Kurt


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