/PDBSTRIPPED:pdb_file_name
where:
The /PDBSTRIPPED option creates a second program database (PDB) file when you build your program image with any of the compiler or linker options that generate a PDB file (/DEBUG, /Z7, /Zd, or /Zi). This second PDB file omits symbols that you would not want to ship to your customers. The second PDB file will only contain:
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Public symbols
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The list of object files and the portions of the executable to which they contribute
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Frame pointer optimization (FPO) debug records used to traverse the stack
The stripped PDB file will not contain:
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Type information
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Line number information
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Per-object file CodeView symbols such as those for functions, locals, and static data
The full PDB file will still be generated when you use /PDBSTRIPPED.
If you do not create a PDB file, /PDBSTRIPPED is ignored.
To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment
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Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Setting Visual C++ Project Properties.
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Click the Linker folder.
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Click the Debug property page.
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Modify the Strip Private Symbols property.
To set this linker option programmatically
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See StripPrivateSymbols.