Does -g option affect generated code?

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From: Tim Bird
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 00:00

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Forgive me if this is a newbiew question.  I would like to know if using the
-g option to generate debug symbols will change the way the code is compiled.
I know that some compilers do this to "straighten" out the code to make it
easier to debug.  I have a situation where I did not build the code originally
with debug symbols, but I have a pesky bug that is sensitive to recompilation.
(-O flags affect it).  I would like to be able to recompile with debug symbols,
but with exactly the same code as I have now.

Thanks,

Tim Bird

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