@@ -, +, @@ 
  generation of debug symbols and breaks on flags like -ggdb.
  done as a separate step on Gentoo (and many other distros) in order
  to faciliate retention or splitting of debug symbols.
  them.
--- GMT4.5.0/configure	
+++ GMT4.5.0/configure	
@@ -10665,19 +10665,6 @@ if test "X$enable_debug" = "Xyes" ; then
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g"
 else
-	CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed 's/-g//'`
-	if test "$os" = "Darwin" ; then
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-x"
-	else
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -s"
-	fi
-	if test "$GCC" = "yes" || test "$os" = "Linux" || test "$os" = "AIX"; then
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O2"
-	elif test "$chip" = "alpha" || test "$os" = "AUX" || test "$os" = "HP-UX"; then
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-	else
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O"
-	fi
 	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
--- GMT4.5.0/configure.ac	
+++ GMT4.5.0/configure.ac	
@@ -527,19 +527,6 @@ if test "X$enable_debug" = "Xyes" ; then
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g"
 else
-	CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed 's/-g//'`
-	if test "$os" = "Darwin" ; then
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-x"
-	else
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -s"
-	fi
-	if test "$GCC" = "yes" || test "$os" = "Linux" || test "$os" = "AIX"; then
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O2"
-	elif test "$chip" = "alpha" || test "$os" = "AUX" || test "$os" = "HP-UX"; then
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-	else
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -O"
-	fi
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 fi
 dnl -----------------------------------------------------------------