Re: [Mingw-users] Generated Binary is BIGGER than VC++ 7 generated binary !!!

[Miroslav F. <cx...@nt...>]

I agree this is not the most important thing. Anyway, given two same =
executables doing exactly same thing, but one 4MB long and other 2.5MB, =
which one would you download and install ?!

Mirek
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  From: Bert Douglas=20
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  Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Generated Binary is BIGGER than VC++ 7 =
generated binary !!!


  How much memory do you have in your computer?  Is this really =
significant?
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Miroslav Fidler=20
    To: min...@li...=20
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:15 AM
    Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Generated Binary is BIGGER than VC++ 7 =
generated binary !!!


    > Is there a remedy for that?
    > 160 KB (497 KB vs 340 KB) is really huge!

        Right now not. LD/Win32 would need to support --gc-sections =
switch -
    that would probably solve the problem. Unfortunately, this option =
seems to
    be unsupported now.

    Mirek



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