So why do not use the dwarf debug format (excuse my ignorance) ? 2008/1/15, Peter Vreman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 1)...the additional options are needed to can debug the project; > > 2)...just do a simple "strip --strip-all filename" reduce drastically > the > > final size (an empty project go from 12.5Mb to 1.2 Mb). > > > > I think to have found a really simple solution to can continue to debug > our > > project with a really little size increasing. > > > > Just remove all the debug-info from all the LCL object files to reduce > the > > final compiled file from 12.5Mb to ONLY 2Mb (on Windows). > > If the debugger gdb can support the dwarf debug info the size of the > binary will be already a lot > smaller. So it isn't a problem of FPC but of the debuggers what debuginfo > is supported. See below > what the difference on the lazarus binary: > > ~/lazarus>>> ls -l lazarus-* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 pvreman kmem 25630931 Jan 15 13:00 lazarus-dwarf > -rwxr-xr-x 1 pvreman kmem 74177091 Jan 15 13:02 lazarus-stabs > -rwxr-xr-x 1 pvreman kmem 9423528 Jan 15 13:00 lazarus-stripped > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe" as the Subject > archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives >
-- Best regards... Fabio Dell'Aria.
