sbsv2/raptor/notes/slimdebug.txt
author Mike Kinghan <mikek@symbian.org>
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:02:41 +0000
changeset 42 cf609178ac39
parent 28 b8fa7dfeeaa1
permissions -rw-r--r--
1) fix_tools_exports.pl need only be run on Windows hosts; was run unnecessarily on Linux too. 2) Need to export modload.pm on Linux as well as Windows hosts.

The optional "slimdebug" variant is now available for use in e32 builds.

This currently has an impact on RVCT-based e32 builds and, when applied,
calls to armcc in udeb compilation have the "--no_debug_macros" and
"--remove_unneeded_entities" options added; there is no change to the vanilla
urel compilation call in RVCT-based builds, nor to the compiler calls in
other e32 builds using other toolchains.

The net result of applying "slimdebug" is a general decrease in udeb object
and image sizes due to the removal of debug table entries and unused debug
information.

Examples of the variant's application are as follows:

sbs -c armv5.slimdebug
sbs -c armv6_udeb.slimdebug