[Linux-users] Strip ...

Ben Duncan linux4ms
Thu Aug 16 14:35:26 PDT 2007


Ok, is there a way to SET the "strip" flag with the gcc options ?

Thanks ...

kwall at kurtwerks.com wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 02:50:52PM -0500, Ben Duncan wrote:
>> Most of these are existing packages.
>>
>> I would NOT be interested in debugging them so those flags
>> (debug) will not get set.
> 
> Sounds like they're set when the binary is built.
> 
>> So, not stripping them does not matter, am I safe to assume?
> 
> No, that isn't what I said. It /will/ matter, but I don't think
> you'll notice the difference.
> 
> Kurt


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