Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:48:57 +0400 (MSD)
From: "Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net>
Message-Id: <199604241048.OAA08498@video.yars.free.net>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, naderr AT topaz DOT cqu DOT edu DOT au
Subject: Re: strip { no! not you :) }

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

Try something like this:
   exe2coff lbb.exe
   strip lbb
   coff2exe lbb

You can also link with -s flag.