> The idea is to build the program with -g -O2, then install it in the
> debian/tmp tree and strip it. That gets you the following advantages:
>
> - The installed binary is stripped and fully optimized.
> - It's easy to get an unstripped binary: just run debian/build,
> no makefile tinkering necessary.
> - The unstripped binary is useful for debugging core files generated
> by the installed binary.
>
> This is all described in the policy manual, section 4.1.
>
> Richard Braakman
Ah, that's it! I didn't realise that -g followed by strip is at least
as small as using neither. So my concerns are unfounded.
Thanks for the explanation,
Julian
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