From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: is it possible to use strip option in call to compiler
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:02:29 +1000, Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au wrote:

>> I just skip the `strip' step and head straight
>> into the UPX packer. It automatically strips
>> debugging symbols from the executable, compresses
>> the rest, and adds an unpacker stub to the
>> beginning.
>
>what is the bit of adding an unpacker stub to 
>the begining?!

It uncompresses the program as it loads into memory so it can be run
just as any other program.

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