Changeset ef13657 for chapter06/aboutdebug.xml

Timestamp:

08/08/2004 02:11:09 AM (20 years ago)

Author:

Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>

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6.0

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6e41459

Message:

Completed global edits for upcoming 6.0 release

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• chapter06/aboutdebug.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter06/aboutdebug.xml

@@ -8 +8 @@
 <?dbhtml filename="aboutdebug.html"?>
 
-<para>Most programs and libraries are, by default, compiled with debugging
-symbols included (with <command>gcc</command>'s <parameter>-g</parameter>
-option). This means that, when debugging a program or library that was compiled
-with debugging information included, the debugger can give you not only memory
-addresses but also the names of the routines and variables.</para>
+<para>Most programs and libraries are, by default, compiled with
+debugging symbols included (with <command>gcc</command>'s
+<parameter>-g</parameter> option). This means that when debugging a
+program or library that was compiled with debugging information
+included, the debugger can provide not only memory addresses, but also
+the names of the routines and variables.</para>
+
+<para>However, the inclusion of these debugging symbols enlarges a
+program or library significantly. The following is an example of the
+amount of space these symbols occupy:</para>
  
-<para>The inclusion of these debugging symbols, however, enlarges a program or
-library significantly. To get an idea of the amount of space these symbols
-occupy, have a look at the following:</para>
-
 <itemizedlist>
 
@@ -35 +36 @@
 </itemizedlist>
 
-<para>Sizes may vary somewhat, depending on which compiler was used and which C
-library, but when comparing programs with and without debugging symbols the
-difference will generally be a factor between 2 and 5.</para>
+<para>Sizes may vary depending on which compiler was used and which C
+library, but when comparing programs with and without debugging
+symbols, the difference will usually be a factor between two and
+five.</para>
 
-<para>As most people will probably never use a debugger on their system
-software, a lot of disk space can be regained by removing these symbols. For
-your convenience, the next section shows how to strip all debugging symbols
-from all programs and libraries. Information on other ways of optimizing your
-system can be found in the hint at <ulink url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>.</para>
+<para>Because most users will never use a debugger on their system
+software, a lot of disk space can be regained by removing these
+symbols. The next section shows how to strip all debugging symbols
+from the programs and libraries. Information on other ways of
+optimizing a system can be found in the hint at <ulink
+url="&hints-root;optimization.txt"/>.</para>
 
 </sect1>
+