[Lazarus] Strip debug info

[Martin]

On 29/04/2012 13:00, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
> Martin schrieb:
>> On 29/04/2012 09:56, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:
>
>> Also, I guess it is more error prone. Compile with external debug, 
>> then make changes, recompile but with release settings. Then you have 
>> an outdated debug info file, and if you happen to run that in the 
>> debugger, you get a lot of strange things....
>
> Give the executable different names. When debugging, the exe name is 
> irrelevant since the application will be started by F9.

Then you can always generate 2 exe too. One with and one without dbg info...
If you generate, the 2 exe individually, people may debug their latest 
changes, and then ship the release exe, from the day before....

I am not saying, that external debug info could not be made default. And 
neither do I say, that the current solution has no problems (it 
obviously has)

In fact I think it would be great if it could be changed to use external 
dbg info (assuming it is done right).

Just pointing out, it is probably not as easy, as just a new default for 
that checkbox.
- Test it on various platforms, cross compile, remote debug, .... 
(ideally add to the debugger test suit)
- Test it for projects with starter/host application (debug libraries 
with external info)
- different gdb versions (at least 7.0 to 7.4 / 6.3.50 on Mac)
- implement checks in the IDE so no old file will be used accidental 
(different name; or remove/rename old dbg info file)

Maybe other things I haven't thought of.

In any case, while nice to have, it is nothing I am going to bother 
about. There is plenty other, that I find more important.