Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:49:36 -0500 From: Derrick Norris <denorris@bellsouth.net> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Differences in sizes of binaries after recompiling Message-ID: <200112141849.fBEInaQ10015@visar.norris-net.com> In-Reply-To: <20011214203652.G16945@sunbay.com> References: <200112141834.fBEIYIJ09436@visar.norris-net.com> <20011214203652.G16945@sunbay.com>
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On Friday 14 December 2001 01:36 pm, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 01:34:17PM -0500, Derrick E. Norris wrote: <snip> > > EVERY binary I looked at (and I looked at quite a few) from the > > new buildworld was 10%-11% larger. My question is, why would > > there be such a large size difference in the binaries when > > building 4.4p1 from 4.4 (as was done the second time) as opposed > > to building 4.4 from 4.3 (as I did just after 4.4-RELEASE)? Was > > enough work done on build tools and libraries between 4.3 and 4.4 > > to explain the difference? And should I install this new world in > > which the binaries are 10% larger (in other words, is there > > something missing from the binaries in the 4.4 world I built from > > 4.3)? > > The binaries in /usr/obj are stipped on install. Thanks for the quick reply. Looks like some ignorance was exposed despite my worst fears :-). Makes sense now. Thanks, Derrick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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