Re: Question about 'strip'

[Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@pilot.msu.edu>]

	   When I compile programs on my own, I usually run 'strip' on the
   binaries when I'm finished.  This greatly reduces the size of the files
   but I wonder, does it affect performance/stability?  My
   /usr/local/lib/gimp/0.99/plug-ins was 16mb now it's 3.  The man-page says
   that strip removes symbols from the file, can anyone explain that in a
   little more detail?

strip removes debugging symbols.  These are useful only for
debugging.  If you're not a programmer, you don't need them.


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