diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 711c7d8..7bd2695 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ add_library(runtime_host STATIC)
 target_compile_options(runtime_host
   PRIVATE
   -O2
+  -fdata-sections
+  -ffunction-sections
 )
 
 target_compile_options(runtime_host
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ add_library(runtime_cluster_snitch STATIC)
 target_compile_options(runtime_cluster_snitch
   PRIVATE
   -O2
+  -ffunction-sections
+  -fdata-sections
 )
 
 target_compile_options(runtime_cluster_snitch
diff --git a/tests/chimera-host/host/returnZero/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/chimera-host/host/returnZero/CMakeLists.txt
index e3f58aa..9bced50 100644
--- a/tests/chimera-host/host/returnZero/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/chimera-host/host/returnZero/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,4 +30,20 @@ add_chimera_test(
 # WIESEP: Link the host to the test executable
 target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} PUBLIC ${TEST_NAME}_host)
 
+################################################################################
+# Debugging Options                                                             #
+################################################################################
+
+target_compile_options(${TEST_NAME}_host
+  PUBLIC
+  -ffunction-sections
+  -fdata-sections
+)
+
+# target_link_options(${TEST_NAME}
+#   PUBLIC
+#   -Wl,--print-memory-usage
+#   -Wl,--print-gc-sections
+#   -Wl,--gc-sections
+# )
 
diff --git a/tests/chimera-open/snitchCluster/simpleOffload/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/chimera-open/snitchCluster/simpleOffload/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c1f0bc..f3e565f 100644
--- a/tests/chimera-open/snitchCluster/simpleOffload/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/chimera-open/snitchCluster/simpleOffload/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,3 +46,26 @@ add_chimera_test(
 target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} PUBLIC ${TEST_NAME}_host)
 target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} PUBLIC ${TEST_NAME}_cluster)
 
+################################################################################
+# Debugging Options                                                             #
+################################################################################
+
+target_compile_options(${TEST_NAME}_host
+  PUBLIC
+  -ffunction-sections
+  -fdata-sections
+)
+
+target_compile_options(${TEST_NAME}_cluster
+  PUBLIC
+  -ffunction-sections
+  -fdata-sections
+)
+
+# target_link_options(${TEST_NAME}
+#   PUBLIC
+#   -Wl,--print-memory-usage
+#   -Wl,--print-gc-sections
+#   -Wl,--gc-sections
+# )
+