Compiling TQt3 with -debug/-release --- reversed?

All, I am noticing a peculiarity when I compile TQt3. When I compile with the -release option, my final package size is about 35MB (txz). When I compile with the -debug option the final package size is about 13.6 MB. I expected the opposite. When I use -debug the build log is filled with -DQT_NO_DEBUG. When I use -release I do not see -DQT_NO_DEBUG at all in the build log. I expected the opposite. I am presuming -debug means compiling with debugging symbols and - release means do not compile debugging symbols. Here are my build script configure options, where $DEBUG is either - debug or -release: echo "yes" | \ CFLAGS=$CPUOPT \ CXXFLAGS=$CPUOPT \ ./configure \ -v \ -prefix $INSTALL_PREFIX \ -libdir $LIBDIR \ $DEBUG \ -I/usr/include/mysql \ -I/usr/include/freetype2/freetype \ -L/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \ -qt-imgfmt-png \ -qt-imgfmt-mng \ -qt-imgfmt-jpeg \ -qt-gif \ -qt-style-motif \ -system-zlib \ -system-libpng \ -system-libmng \ -system-libjpeg \ -shared \ -no-pch \ -thread \ -stl \ -no-exceptions \ -platform ${PLATFORM} \ -cups \ -ipv6 \ -nis \ -sm \ -largefile \ -xshape \ -xinerama \ -xcursor \ -xrandr \ -xrender \ -tablet \ -xkb \ -xft \ -plugin-imgfmt-mng \ -plugin-sql-mysql \ -plugin-sql-sqlite \ -plugin-style-cde \ -plugin-style-compact \ -plugin-style-motifplus \ -plugin-style-platinum \ -plugin-style-sgi \ -plugin-style-windows \ -lfontconfig \ -inputmethod \ -enable-opengl \ -dlopen-opengl \ $GLIBMAINLOOP \ || exit 1 Am I doing something wrong or are the -debug/-release configure options reversed? Darrell