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stripping: also mention symbol table bisides debug symbols

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<para>This section is optional. If the intended user is not a
programmer and does not plan to do
any debugging on the system software, the system size can be decreased
by about 2 GB by removing the debugging symbols from binaries and
libraries. This causes no inconvenience other than not being able to
debug the software fully anymore.</para>
by about 2 GB by removing the debugging symbols and unneeded symbol table
entries from binaries and libraries. This causes no inconvenience other
than not being able to debug the software fully anymore.</para>
<para>Most people who use the commands mentioned below do not
experience any difficulties. However, it is easy to make a typo and
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<command>strip</command> commands, it is a good idea to make a
backup of the LFS system in its current state.</para>
<para>A <command>strip</command> command with
<parameter>--strip-unneeded</parameter> option removes all debug symbols
from a binary or library. And, it removes all symbol table entries not
needed by the linker (for static libraries) or dynamic linker (for
dynamic-linked binaries and shared libraries).</para>
<para>The debugging symbols for selected libraries are placed
in separate files. This debugging information is needed if running
regression tests that use <ulink