pdbstripped-strip-private-symbols.md

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/PDBSTRIPPED (Strip Private Symbols)

/PDBSTRIPPED:pdb_file_name

Arguments

pdb_file_name
A user-specified name for the stripped program database (PDB) that the linker creates.

Remarks

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:

• Public symbols

• The list of object files and the portions of the executable to which they contribute

• Frame pointer optimization (FPO) debug records used to traverse the stack

The stripped PDB file will not contain:

• Type information

• Line number information

• 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

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.

2. Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Debug property page.

3. Modify the Strip Private Symbols property.

To set this linker option programmatically

• See xref:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.StripPrivateSymbols%2A.

See also

MSVC linker reference
MSVC Linker Options