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Re: Why kernel make obj file with debug info ?

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:17 AM, pl ice <telent997@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi buddy,
>       I found kernel use Kbuild to make obj-file,and I objdumped
> these obj file and found they all had section .debug. I think they
> will make building kernel use much more time.why these
> obj file compile to debug version?

I check that .debug sections are created whenever you use gcc to
create new object file. I guess you mistakenly assume they were the
sections used  by gdb to debug the binary, not they are not.

If you don't need them, simply use "strip".

regards,

Mulyadi.

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