Compiling with debug and runtime performance degradation

Just a quick question: Does including debug information in class files degrade runtime performance in any way?Thanks!
[131 byte] By [ray_coxa] at [2007-11-27 0:36:38]
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Quick answer: it depends on what your application does.Mostly, it shouldn't matter but you should always profile and time yourapplication to find the truth.
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