For example to give you some context.
This is an example small app, the actual app is significantly
larger (binary with debug symbols is about 20MB, without debug
symbols only 2-3MB).
```
$ ~/bloaty/build/bloaty binary-O3-g-g3-gz # (original binary)
FILE SIZE VM SIZE
-------------- --------------
19.8% 107Ki 39.3% 107Ki .text
17.0% 93.0Ki 0.0% 0 .strtab
13.3% 72.4Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_info #
72kB
12.0% 65.3Ki 23.8% 65.3Ki .dynstr
5.2% 28.5Ki 10.4% 28.5Ki .rodata
5.1% 27.9Ki 10.2% 27.9Ki .eh_frame
5.0% 27.5Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists #
27kB
4.5% 24.8Ki 0.0% 0 .symtab
3.7% 20.4Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_str #
20kB
3.4% 18.5Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_line #
18.5kB
3.2% 17.6Ki 6.4% 17.6Ki .dynsym
1.3% 7.25Ki 0.0% 0 [Unmapped]
1.2% 6.61Ki 2.1% 5.64Ki [27 Others]
1.1% 6.18Ki 2.3% 6.18Ki .eh_frame_hdr
0.9% 5.08Ki 1.9% 5.08Ki .gnu.hash
0.8% 4.31Ki 1.6% 4.31Ki .data.rel.ro
0.8% 4.12Ki 1.5% 4.12Ki .rela.dyn
0.5% 2.69Ki 0.0% 0 [ELF Section Headers]
0.4% 2.38Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_rnglists #
small
0.3% 1.74Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_abbrev #
small
0.3% 1.52Ki 0.6% 1.52Ki .rela.plt
100.0% 545Ki 100.0% 273Ki TOTAL
```
```
$ ~/bloaty/build/bloaty binary-O3-g-g1-gz # binary with -g1, and
compressed debug sections
FILE SIZE VM SIZE
-------------- --------------
24.4% 107Ki 39.3% 107Ki .text
21.1% 93.0Ki 0.0% 0 .strtab
14.8% 65.3Ki 23.8% 65.3Ki .dynstr
6.5% 28.5Ki 10.4% 28.5Ki .rodata
6.3% 27.9Ki 10.2% 27.9Ki .eh_frame
5.6% 24.8Ki 0.0% 0 .symtab
4.0% 17.6Ki 6.4% 17.6Ki .dynsym
3.5% 15.5Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_line #
smaller
2.8% 12.2Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_str #
smaller
2.4% 10.4Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_info # way
smaller
1.6% 7.25Ki 0.0% 0 [Unmapped]
1.4% 6.18Ki 2.3% 6.18Ki .eh_frame_hdr
1.2% 5.08Ki 1.9% 5.08Ki .gnu.hash
1.0% 4.31Ki 1.6% 4.31Ki .data.rel.ro
1.0% 4.20Ki 0.9% 2.43Ki [25 Others]
0.9% 4.12Ki 1.5% 4.12Ki .rela.dyn
0.6% 2.56Ki 0.0% 0 [ELF Section Headers]
0.3% 1.52Ki 0.6% 1.52Ki .rela.plt
0.3% 1.47Ki 0.5% 1.47Ki .gnu.version
0.2% 1.03Ki 0.4% 1.03Ki .plt
0.2% 728 0.3% 728 [ELF Program Headers]
100.0% 441Ki 100.0% 273Ki TOTAL
```
(`.debug_rnglists` and `.debug_abbrev` do not even register).
```
$ ~/bloaty/build/bloaty binary-O3-g-g3.exe # without debug
sections (broken lines in stack trace)
FILE SIZE VM SIZE
-------------- --------------
26.9% 107Ki 39.3% 107Ki .text
23.2% 92.9Ki 0.0% 0 .strtab
16.3% 65.3Ki 23.8% 65.3Ki .dynstr
7.1% 28.5Ki 10.4% 28.5Ki .rodata
6.9% 27.9Ki 10.2% 27.9Ki .eh_frame
6.2% 24.7Ki 0.0% 0 .symtab
4.4% 17.6Ki 6.4% 17.6Ki .dynsym
1.8% 7.25Ki 0.0% 0 [Unmapped]
1.5% 6.18Ki 2.3% 6.18Ki .eh_frame_hdr
1.3% 5.08Ki 1.9% 5.08Ki .gnu.hash
1.1% 4.31Ki 1.6% 4.31Ki .data.rel.ro
1.0% 4.12Ki 1.5% 4.12Ki .rela.dyn
0.5% 2.12Ki 0.0% 0 [ELF Section Headers]
0.4% 1.52Ki 0.6% 1.52Ki .rela.plt
0.4% 1.47Ki 0.5% 1.47Ki .gnu.version
0.3% 1.18Ki 0.3% 881 [18 Others]
0.3% 1.03Ki 0.4% 1.03Ki .plt
0.2% 728 0.3% 728 [ELF Program Headers]
0.1% 552 0.2% 552 .data
0.1% 544 0.2% 544 .got.plt
0.1% 512 0.2% 512 .dynamic
100.0% 401Ki 100.0% 273Ki TOTAL
```
```
$ ~/bloaty/build/bloaty binary-O3-g-g3.debug # only debug
sections
FILE SIZE VM SIZE
-------------- --------------
31.0% 178Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_info
0.0% 0 39.3% 107Ki .text
18.5% 106Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists
16.8% 96.9Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_str
16.1% 93.0Ki 0.0% 0 .strtab
0.0% 0 23.8% 65.3Ki .dynstr
10.5% 60.7Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_line
0.0% 0 10.4% 28.5Ki .rodata
0.0% 0 10.2% 27.9Ki .eh_frame
4.3% 24.8Ki 0.0% 0 .symtab
0.0% 0 6.4% 17.6Ki .dynsym
0.0% 0 2.3% 6.18Ki .eh_frame_hdr
1.0% 5.86Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_rnglists
0.0% 0 1.9% 5.08Ki .gnu.hash
0.8% 4.54Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_abbrev
0.0% 0 1.6% 4.31Ki .data.rel.ro
0.5% 2.79Ki 1.5% 4.17Ki [27 Others]
0.0% 0 1.5% 4.12Ki .rela.dyn
0.5% 2.69Ki 0.0% 0 [ELF Section Headers]
0.0% 0 0.6% 1.52Ki .rela.plt
0.0% 0 0.5% 1.47Ki .gnu.version
100.0% 576Ki 100.0% 273Ki TOTAL
```
```
$ ~/bloaty/build/bloaty binary-O3-g-g3.debug-zlib # compressed
debug sections
FILE SIZE VM SIZE
-------------- --------------
0.0% 0 39.3% 107Ki .text
35.0% 93.0Ki 0.0% 0 .strtab
27.3% 72.4Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_info
0.0% 0 23.8% 65.3Ki .dynstr
0.0% 0 10.4% 28.5Ki .rodata
0.0% 0 10.2% 27.9Ki .eh_frame
10.4% 27.5Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_loclists
9.4% 24.8Ki 0.0% 0 .symtab
7.7% 20.4Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_str
7.0% 18.5Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_line
0.0% 0 6.4% 17.6Ki .dynsym
0.0% 0 2.3% 6.18Ki .eh_frame_hdr
0.0% 0 1.9% 5.08Ki .gnu.hash
0.0% 0 1.6% 4.31Ki .data.rel.ro
0.7% 1.89Ki 1.5% 4.17Ki [27 Others]
0.0% 0 1.5% 4.12Ki .rela.dyn
1.0% 2.69Ki 0.0% 0 [ELF Section Headers]
0.9% 2.38Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_rnglists
0.7% 1.74Ki 0.0% 0 .debug_abbrev
0.0% 0 0.6% 1.52Ki .rela.plt
0.0% 0 0.5% 1.47Ki .gnu.version
100.0% 265Ki 100.0% 273Ki TOTAL
```
