Changeset f3c500c for final-system/common
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- Feb 21, 2006, 12:47:03 AM (19 years ago)
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final-system/common/aboutdebug.xml
r24fc204 rf3c500c 9 9 <?dbhtml filename="aboutdebug.html"?> 10 10 11 <title os="a">About Debugging Symbols</title>11 <title>About Debugging Symbols</title> 12 12 13 13 <para>Most programs and libraries are, by default, compiled with debugging … … 17 17 addresses, but also the names of the routines and variables.</para> 18 18 19 <para os="b">However, the inclusion of these debugging symbols enlarges a19 <para>However, the inclusion of these debugging symbols enlarges a 20 20 program or library significantly. The following is an example of the 21 21 amount of space these symbols occupy:</para> 22 22 23 <itemizedlist os="c">23 <itemizedlist> 24 24 <listitem> 25 25 <para>a bash binary with debugging symbols: 1200 KB</para> … … 38 38 </itemizedlist> 39 39 40 <para os="d">Sizes may vary depending on which compiler and C library were used,40 <para>Sizes may vary depending on which compiler and C library were used, 41 41 but when comparing programs with and without debugging symbols, the 42 42 difference will usually be a factor between two and five.</para> 43 43 44 <para os="e">Because most users will never use a debugger on their system software,44 <para>Because most users will never use a debugger on their system software, 45 45 a lot of disk space can be regained by removing these symbols. The next 46 46 section shows how to strip all debugging symbols from the programs and
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