[Lazarus] debugging and "strip --strip-all ./lazarus* ./startlazarus"

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:53:47 +0100
John Landmesser <JohnML at online.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Info:
> I use the svn version of lazarus, compile lazarus myself on a Debian Sid 
> linux and windows XP.
> 
> Question:
> do i loose any debugging possibilities of my own apps, if i strip 
> lazarus as shown above?

No.
Only if you strip your own applications.
 
> "man strip" tells me something about debugging symbols, but i think that 
> does not concern my own appliaction.
> 
> I gain half a GB if i strip ./Lazarus ./lazarus.old and ./startlazarus.
> 
> I'll google now for command line parameters to strip these symbols, i 
> know that these exists!


Mattias