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. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .