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gz09yesterday at 8:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Unfortunately, removing debug symbols in most cases isn't a good/useful option


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magackameyesterday at 8:54 PM

What "most" cases are you thinking of? Also don't forget that a binary that in release weights 10 MB, when compiled with debug symbols can weight 300 MB, which is way less practical to distribute.