Stripping apps (was Re: Missile Command and Other Submissions)

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From: David Cortesi
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 16:21

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In article <2A9426EC.49D4@deneva.sdd.trw.com> kieffer@spf.trw.com (Robert  
Kieffer) writes:
> 
> Strip the executables, too!  MCommand.tar.Z has contains a 500K binary  
> that strips down to 50K.

Holy Toledo! Emacs 2.0 stripped from 722314 down to 81920!
Can this be ok?  What have I lost?  Have I damaged it?

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From: cortesi@informix.com (David Cortesi)
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Subject: Stripping apps (was Re: Missile Command and Other Submissions)
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