>>>>> "Michael" == <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Michael> When I compile programs on my own, I usually run Michael> 'strip' on the binaries when I'm finished. This greatly Michael> reduces the size of the files but I wonder, does it Michael> affect performance/stability? My Michael> /usr/local/lib/gimp/0.99/plug-ins was 16mb now it's 3. Michael> The man-page says that strip removes symbols from the Michael> file, can anyone explain that in a little more detail? I hate to ask, but being the maintainer of the Debian GIMP packages.. why did you compile your own? :) -- Brought to you by the letters K and M and the number 18. "Bill Gates is a talented evil man." -- Chip Salzenberg Ben Gertzfield <http://www.imsa.edu/~wilwonka/> Finger me for my public PGP key. I'm on FurryMUCK as Che, and EFNet and YiffNet IRC as Che_Fox. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .