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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSW DOT Invalid>
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Subject: Re: '-s' option different to 'strip.exe' command?!
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On Thu, 7 Dec 2006 11:18:03 -0700 in comp.os.msdos.djgpp,
Gordon DOT Schumacher AT seagate DOT com wrote:

>Martin Str|mberg <ams AT speedy DOT ludd DOT ltu DOT se> wrote at 24 Nov 2006 08:01:31
>GMT:
>
># Robert Riebisch <Robert DOT Riebisch AT arcor DOT de> wrote:
># > Sorry, meanwhile I forgot how I made the original file. ;-)
>#
># >           New values:
># >       original: 301,028 bytes
># >   'strip' only: 214,016 bytes
># >      '-s' only: 215,552 bytes
># > '-s' + 'strip': 213,502 bytes
>#
># Interesting. I thought that 'strip' only and '-s' + 'strip' would give
># the same result. I have no idea why not.
>
>If it helps any, I have one more interesting detail that I can throw
>into this mixture: a largish (>2MB) executable built without '-s' that
>has then had 'strip' run on it will often not compress with UPX, but
>the very same build settings with '-s' added will compress just fine.

Some versions of strip used to mangle section attributes in various
ways. 
UPX strips executables so additional pre-stripping with -s or strip
may be redundant or harmful. 

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Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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