Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:50:44 -0400
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	Clemens Valens on Tue, 11 Apr 2000 02:48:00 -0700)
Subject: Re: stripping libraries
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Libraries contain a number of objects, and even if your program only
needs a few symbols, it's likely that objects in the libraries need
symbols from each other to link together.

Maybe what you want to do is link all your objects into a single
monolithic object, rather than a library?  Then you can delete
symbols you don't want.

Also, keep in mind that some of those symbols are needed for your
objects to link against the C library.

The -s switch doesn't affect compiling, only linking.