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From: RAH@IBM.COM ("Russell A. Heise")
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Why are there both stripped and unstripped kernel images?
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Date: 10 Oct 90 13:10:36 GMT
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 rds95@leah.Albany.Edu (Robert Seals) writes:

 > AIX 3.1, real live distribution.
 >
 > Why is there both a /unix and a /unix.strip ? Can I get rid of
 > one of `em?

 Yes, they are the same executable. It's just that .strip has had all the
 symbols stripped out.  No, I would not recommend removing either.

Russ Heise, AIX Technical Support, IBM