Date:	Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:09:09 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	pavenis AT lanet DOT lv
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Subject:	Re: -g vs -s
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On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 pavenis AT lanet DOT lv wrote:

> Yes. Usualy we can find some workaround for problems some change 
> causes. But I'm afraid this would require also novices to do such 
> changes (messing with RHIDE-* macros, etc). If we remeber -lstdcx 
> problem in rhide... . I'm afraid this would cause at least the same 
> amount of questions as -lstdcxx/-lstdcx problem. Even if we update 
> current versions to use -s by default, many poeple will still use 
> outdated versions (and mix new ones and outdated ones) and will run 
> into a trouble.
> 
> I think that the best is to avoid such hack

I will let others tell what they think.  It would be nice to remove some 
of the stuipid recurring FAQs, but if this comes for a price that most of 
us think is too high, then all I can say is "Too bad".

Anyway, I guess there will be enough wiseguys who will ask about large 
executables even if it will be 110K instead of 250K.

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