How can i completely strip my binary

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cycl0ne
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How can i completely strip my binary

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Hi,

I have a question, i compiled some code and after I link them and "strip" the file with strip --strip-all i still see in the binary following:

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Ho can i get rid of those?
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Re: How can i completely strip my binary

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Where in the file is it? It may just be filler.
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Re: How can i completely strip my binary

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GCC is silly. If it's just filler it should be filled with equal bytes to allow for proper compression.
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Could you at least tell us in what section (name) of the executable you found that data?
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This be an old topic, the OP only had one post, so he/she probably doesn't come around anymore.
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*caught unaware by necromancer* ](*,)
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Just goes to show you it happens to everyone! :mrgreen:
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Re: How can i completely strip my binary

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Oh, sorry. Probably should check the date of the post before I answer it. I've been replying to dead posts quite a bit lately...
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