kevin diggs <diggskevin38@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I can't seem to figure out how to disable debug in a gcc build without > hacking on some of the build files. Is there a built in way to get a > build with debug symbols disabled (for the installed size reduction)? > This is for 3.4.6 and 4.3.5 on a Linux PowerPC. At least for recent versions of gcc you can use make BOOT_CFLAGS="-O2" The default value for BOOT_CFLAGS is "-g -O2". See the installation documentation. I don't know the answers to your other questions, sorry. Ian