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From: | ryot AT bigfoot DOT com (George Ryot) |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: Super-huge EXE files |
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Date: | Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:15:04 GMT |
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote: > I believe the FAQ explains all that, and then some. I believe you are > compiling a C++ program; if so, 140K is about right for the minimal > program: all those C++ classes bring a huge overhead. > > Like the FAQ says: > > - the overhead is additive, so real-life programs still get the > same 140K bloat; > > - in this age of cheap disks you shouldn't worry; > > - you can use the exe compressor mentioned in the FAQ if you do > worry. Is the FAQ correct wrt the minimal hello.exe size (28KB)? The best I have managed is 34304 bytes or 20136 bytes with upx. Not that I'm after making a small hello.exe you understand ;) I just want to know that I have the right options for my other projects. -- george
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