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Add a tunable to remove symbols from *.cwasm files#13630

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This commit adds a tunable option via -Dsymbols={y,n} or Config::debug_symbols to disable generation of symbols in output *.cwasm artifacts. This can help minimize the size of an artifact to the absolute bare minimum in some scenarios.

This additionally adds documentation of how to build a minimal *.cwasm with all the various options that can be used which affect the output artifact.

Closes #10286

This commit adds a tunable option via `-Dsymbols={y,n}` or
`Config::debug_symbols` to disable generation of symbols in output
`*.cwasm` artifacts. This can help minimize the size of an artifact to
the absolute bare minimum in some scenarios.

This additionally adds documentation of how to build a minimal `*.cwasm`
with all the various options that can be used which affect the output artifact.
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@alexcrichton alexcrichton requested review from fitzgen and removed request for a team June 13, 2026 00:19
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