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by unclejacksons:
What steps will reproduce the problem? Using 6l from Go 1.1: go build -ldflags '-s -linkmode internal' -tags release github.com/valyala/ybc/apps/go/memcached wc -c memcached 1562016 memcached Using Go 1.1 the patch which passes '-s' to ld: go build -ldflags '-s' -tags release github.com/valyala/ybc/apps/go/memcached wc -c memcached 2096920 memcached Using Go 1.1 release: wc -c memcached 3194317 memcached What is the expected output? The resulting binary linked with the external linker should be smaller, its size should be closer to that of the binary linked with 6l. Since Go 1.1 defaults to using the external linker because it's more mature, it should generate smaller binaries. Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)? 6g Which operating system are you using? Ubuntu 13.04 amd64 Which version are you using? (run 'go version') go version go1.1 linux/amd64 from https://go.googlecode.com/files/go1.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz What can be done to make the resulting binaries smaller?