How can you check if a Linux executable was compiled with symbolic debugging info?
How can you check if a Linux executable was compiled with symbolic debugging info?
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How can you check if a Linux executable was compiled with symbolic debugging info?
Quickest solution I can think of: Load it with GDB:
You should get something like “(no debugging symbols found)” if there aren’t any usable symbols inside.
Update: To return control to shell (or whatever) add
--batch: