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Reduce Linux and Windows binaries size #430
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[-]Reduce Rust and Windows binaries[/-][+]Reduce Linux and Windows binaries size[/+]on Jan 15, 2021 I don't think we'll want to split debug symbols in separate files, it makes things harder to handle for little benefit. It's useful for a generic customer facing software like Firefox, but it doesn't make much sense for us.
It would be helpful to try to reduce the binaries size produced by
Rustfor each platform. In the CI there are still tasks that could allow these improvements, like thepackage_windows_binaryone, that could be used to install additional software in a simpler wayUseful links for Linux:
https://github.com/johnthagen/min-sized-rust
Useful links for Windows
https://www.codeslow.com/2019/12/tiny-windows-executable-in-rust.html
https://github.com/mcountryman/min-sized-rust-windows
Another useful alternative, both for Linux and Windows, could be splitting debug symbols in separate files, but currently this possibility is blocked in rust-lang/rust#72110
Alternative that makes use of external binaries both for Linux and Windows: http://www.sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Separate-Debug-Files.html