Re: Debugging symbols by default

On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 16:55, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> We had discussed a while ago that it might be a good idea to compile with
> debugging symbols by default, at least when using GCC. Personally, I
> think that that would be a good idea, for users and developers alike.
>
> If we go with that, I'd like to implement a new target 'install-strip'
> that strips the binaries while they are installed, as a compensation if
> you will. (It strips the libraries in intelligent ways, too.)
>
> This could be a win-win situation. Developers don't need to type
> --enable-debug all the time, users don't need to recompile when we ask
> them to trace a bug, and if you're pressed for disk space then
> 'install-strip' will save you even more space than simply omitting
> debugging symbols. (Or you can keep the unstripped binaries around
> elsewhere for debugging -- the possibilities are endless ;-) )
>
> Comments?
With the Caldera (nee SCO) compiler -O and -g are mutually exclusive.
If you include both, you'll get -g.

I'd recommend against this for production use with the Caldera cc and CC
compilers.

LER
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