> We have a compiled file with debug info (ex: using -gl flag) of 10Mb (about > 8Mb are Debug). > > Currently you use: > > objcopy --only-keep-debug $EXE $DBG (read from disk 10Mb from $EXE and > write 8Mb for create $DBG) > objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=$DBG $EXE (read from disk 10Mb from $EXE and > 8Mb from $DBG, for calculate CRC32, and wrote 10Mb of modifyed $EXE) > strip --strip-unneeded $EXE (read from disk $10Mb from $EXE and write to > disk 2Mb of modified $EXE) > > TOTAL: > Read from disk: 10+10+8+10 = 38 Mb > Write to disk : 8+10+2 = 20 Mb > > -- > > My new method is: > > mv $EXE $DBG (read 0, write 0) > strip --strip-unneeded $DBG -o $EXE (read from disk 10Mb from $DBG and > write 2Mb to create stripped $EXE) > objcopy --only-keep-debug $DBG $DBG (read from disk 10Mb from $DBG and > write 8Mb of stripped $DBG) > objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=$DBG $EXE (read from disk 2Mb from $EXE and > 8Mb from $DBG, for calculate CRC32, and wrote 2Mb of modifyed $EXE) > > TOTAL: > Read from disk: 10+10+2+8 = 30 Mb > Write to disk : 2+8+2 = 12 Mb > > > As you can see using my new method is possible reduce the read access of > about 20% and the write access of about the 40% (the great improvement). > > > What do you think about? ;)
It is just changing the order "strip --strip-unneeded" and "objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink" not the same? _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
