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taegyunkim · taegyunkim · commit 7ba9028caf8f · 2025-08-20T13:29:09.000-04:00
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | \
     sh -s -- --default-toolchain stable -y
 ENV PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH
 
+# Compile mode is explicitly set here to strip the debug symbols from the
+# native extensions in dd-trace-py. Otherwise, they will have debug symbols
+# by default when built from sources. PyPI packages are stripped off of debug
+# symbols. This is mainly to reduce the layer size at the cost of debuggability
 ENV DD_COMPILE_MODE=Release
 
 # Install datadog_lambda and dependencies from local
