How can I remove IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY data from .rdata
section of PE?
I am using MS Visual Studio 2015. I did check almost all compile options of project properties. But IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY data still exists in my output executable file...
you can do this by set undocumented Linker Option /EMITPOGOPHASEINFO
. so go to linker command line and insert this string (/EMITPOGOPHASEINFO
) in additional options. this option suppress pgo (Profile-Guided Optimizations) section in pe
read also : Pogo aka PGO aka Profile Guided Optimization and Walkthrough: Using Profile-Guided Optimizations
and of course you must not Generate Debug Info - use /DEBUG
linker option - so sure that no /DEBUG
option in linker command line. or alternatively use /DEBUG:NONE /EMITPOGOPHASEINFO
combination - in this case must not be IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY
in pe file