Can you give me some more idea on this. Don't know about striping. Sorry not an expert. Regards Suresh sk said: > Hi, > > please excuse if its a stupid question. > > The size of squid binary i compile is much bigger than squid which comes > with linux distribution. Can some one tell me if i overlook something > while > compiling. But both binaries work ok (i have been compiling and updating > as > and when newer versions are available on the site, starting 2.5.6). > This is from Suse 9.3. Might be debug-symbols. WHat's the size after you strip your own binary? Regards Suresh Joost