8.4.22 Strip Symbolic Information (--no_symtable Option)

The --no_symtable option creates a smaller output module by omitting symbol table information and line number entries. The --no_sym_table option is useful for production applications when you do not want to disclose symbolic information to the consumer.

This example links file1.obj and file2.obj and creates an output module, stripped of line numbers and symbol table information, named nosym.out:

cl6x --run_linker --output_file=nosym.out --no_symtable file1.obj file2.obj

Using the --no_symtable option limits later use of a symbolic debugger.

NOTE

Stripping Symbolic Information

The --no_symtable option is deprecated. To remove symbol table information, use the strip6x utility as described in Section 9.4.