[Dev-C++] compiled exe size

[kractor <bar...@co...>]

just started with c++ a bit ago on win32. initially, i was using the 
cygwin stuffs to do my coding, but a friend suggested i try out dev-c++ 
as it might better suit my needs. so far, the ide has been great ... but 
i've got one question as relates to Makefiles.

i would prefer to write my own Makefiles, not that i distrust how 
dev-c++ would do it ... i'd just like to know how to do that myself ... :P

i was reading online that there's several options inside dev-c++ that 
you can use to get the compiled filesize down (such as stripping debug 
symbols, etc) and i was wondering if anyone might point me to a document 
of some sort that might explain the various switches etc I could use in 
a custom Makefile to handle this.