Re: un-stripped executables
On Sun, 19 May 1996, Scott Barker wrote: > I just installed the debianized tin version 1.3 on my system, and the > executable was 1.4Meg! I stripped it, which reduced it to about 500k, but that > still seems large. > > I'm just wondering how many more files aren't stripped, or are compiled with > debugging options which waste space on a debian system. Hmm. According to the guidelines, all binary packages should be stripped. If you find unstripped binaries, file bug reports for them. So assuming you've installed the latest version of tin, filing a bug report that says "tin ain't stripped" would be a good idea. Christian
Re: un-stripped executables
On Sun, 19 May 1996, Scott Barker wrote: > I just installed the debianized tin version 1.3 on my system, and the > executable was 1.4Meg! I stripped it, which reduced it to about 500k, > but that still seems large. I've already reported this as a bug against tin. tin was statically linked. Solution is to wait for a new release or get the source code and build your own package. Executable size shrinks down to around 250K. > I'm just wondering how many more files aren't stripped, or are > compiled with debugging options which waste space on a debian system. quite a few packages (most?) are compiled with -g. Some are linked with old versions of libs, some are static linked. I think that the current developer guidelines say to compile with -g but strip the binary before uploading. Craig
un-stripped executables
I just installed the debianized tin version 1.3 on my system, and the executable was 1.4Meg! I stripped it, which reduced it to about 500k, but that still seems large. I'm just wondering how many more files aren't stripped, or are compiled with debugging options which waste space on a debian system. -- Scott Barker Linux Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~barkers/ (under construction) [ I try to reply to all e-mail within 5 days. If you don't ] [ get a response by then, I probably didn't get your e-mail ] [ (we have a sometimes sporadic connection to the internet) ] "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." - Jim Horning
