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In article <1992Aug25.030555.6954@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>  
incubus@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Alexander Swietlicki) writes:
> 
> 	For all those interested, here is a list of some app sizes before
> and after stripping.

As others have said, you can't strip all these
applications.  I encourage submitters to strip binaries
(look at README in the submissions directory for other
suggestions) or to document that the file should not be
stripped.  I made the mistake of stripping MediaView and
learned that lesson quickly. :-) 

I recompile all submitted sources and check them against
the submitted binary.  If it's not stripped and not
documented otherwise, I usually contact the
author/submitter for more information.

Binaries get a little less attention.  Demos get nearly
none (as you're expected to contact the vendor anyway)
unless there's a big problem.  That's why demos usually
get filed rather quickly.

If you've found a binary on sonata/nova that you think
ought to be stripped, try contacting the author or
submitter first.  If that doesn't work, hit
archive-management@cc.purdue.edu.

Also remember that unstripped binaries often compress
to nearly the same size as their stripped counterparts,
so it might not be as bad as you think (for us- installation
is different, of course). 

Allen B (Keepin' busy)