Reducing Binary Sizes in Packages #12768
Description
I ran a few tests to see what options we have for shrinking our binary sizes. We might want to consider making some changes.
| Filebeat Size (linux/amd64) | Build Options |
|---|---|
| 85MB (current) | golang-crossbuild:1.12.4-main-debian7, GCC 4.7.2 |
| 57MB | golang-crossbuild:1.12.4-main, GCC 6.3.0* (provides zlib compressed debug symbols) |
| 42MB | golang-crossbuild:1.12.4-main, GCC 6.3.0, -ldflags "-w -s" (stripped) |
| 15MB | golang-crossbuild:1.12.4-main, GCC 6.3.0, -ldflags "-w -s" (stripped), UPX |
* GCC 6.3.0 is part of the debian 9 golang-crossbuild images so it has a newer glibc requirement.