Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 20:11:00 +1000
From: root <root AT linuxbox DOT nse DOT com DOT au>
Message-Id: <199604241011.UAA09258@linuxbox.nse.com.au>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: strip { no! not you :) }
Reply-To: naderr AT topaz DOT cqu DOT edu DOT au


Hi,

what's the scoop with strip?

I compile the same source with the same compiler directives
under Linux & DJGPP.  I can strip it in Linux ....


[297][ root AT linuxbox: ~/c++-a1/85309-assignment-1/q2/
# v lbb
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        57601 Apr 24 20:02 lbb*
[298][ root AT linuxbox: ~/c++-a1/85309-assignment-1/q2/
# strip -s lbb
[299][ root AT linuxbox: ~/c++-a1/85309-assignment-1/q2/
# v lbb
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        24992 Apr 24 20:03 lbb*
[300][ root AT linuxbox: ~/c++-a1/85309-assignment-1/q2/


But this is what I get from dosemu ....


D:\SRC\85309\ASSGN\1\Q2>strip --strip-all lbb.exe
d:/djgpp/bin/strip.exe: lbb.exe: File format not recognized


Any ideas greatly appreciated ....


Not that it's a great concern though, I notice that
the targets on msdos are huge compared to Linux

# v /a5/src/85309/assgn/1/q2/lbb.exe 
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       290326 Apr 24 19:37 /a5/src/85309/assgn/1/q2/lbb.exe*

Even without stripping that's about 4 times larger!


Cheers,

		Rob