On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Cort wrote: > >> What are symbols (in the context of object files)? They don't seem to serve > >> any > >> purposes in executables, but are they needed in shared libraries? What about > >> static libraries? > >> > > They are definitely needed in the libraries, since they are used to find > > the right function. (Formatting a disk when you just want to do a printf > > wouldn't do, would it? ;-) > > Uhm.. Ok. But I went ahead and stripped all my gtk shared libs anyway, just to > test things out, and all my gtk programs are still running fine. I even > recompiled (actually, only the linking part) gEdit to see if it will affect > that and it didn't. What gives? >From what I understand, stripping libraries may not harm anything, but it's still not a safe practice. I guess that you could do it on a trial-and-error basis. Note that this is all information that I got from a usenet thread. Your mileage may vary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Clifford | http://www.tripod.com/~MrBobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] | The best way to make your dreams come true is [EMAIL PROTECTED] | to wake up. - Paul Valery
