Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if somebody has an answer on this:
>
> When I recompile some binaries ( I tried BASH), and the compiled binaries
> always have one thing in comment :
>
> They are a LOT bigger then the distribution binaries.
>
> For example :
>
> bash from RedHat : about 300 K
> bash compiled : about 1 MB !!!
>
> Can anyone explain this difference ???
The default contains all sorts of debug code. Use strip to remove it.
SG
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