[Lazarus] Can I configure Lazarus (or the project) to only add symbols on debug?

[Bo Berglund]

On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:34:55 +0200, "Dimitrios Chr. Ioannidis via lazarus"
<lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>???? 13/12/2021 10:01 ?.?., ?/? Bo Berglund via lazarus ??????:
>> I am constantly using strip -s to reduce the size of the application binary and
>> now I wonder if there is a way to make Lazarus NOT include the symbols in the
>> first place?
>>
>> It seems like these are only used when debugging and that is started by clicking
>> the green arrow button, so Lazarus should be able to figure out when the symbols
>> are needed (for debug) and not add them when not needed...
>>
>> The reason I have for finding a way to do this is that the binary will be added
>> to version control and then it may happen that one forgets the strip -s step
>> before committing the state, thus sending an overly bloated binary into
>> subversion.
>
>I suppose one way is to use Lazarus's build modes.
>
>i.e.
>
>Or if you don't want a script / batch, I think that you can add the copy 
>functionality for that "release" build mode to the "Project Options -> 
>Compiler  Options -> Compiler Commands -> Execute after -> Command" and 
>leave only the build checkbox checked. With such a configuration, every 
>time you build that mode you'll have a stripped "release" binary which 
>will be copied to the location after the build ends .
>

This sounds like what I need.
I looked at the project options and found that there is one box to enter the
Execute after command. And checkboxes to set when it is used.

But I would need *two* commands:
- copy to the svn location
- strip -s on that copy

Does this mean I will have to use a batch file (on Windows) to perform both
steps?
How do I then transfer the name of the executable into that command?

And will Lazarus use the standard binary or the one created in the release
folder when debugging?


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Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden