Subject: Re: newbie question
To: chendi AT math DOT umbc DOT edu (Chendi Zhang)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 17:39:46 -0600 (CDT)
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
From: mcastle AT umr DOT edu (Mike Castle)

Amazingly enough Chendi Zhang said:
> 
> Whenever I compile a VERY small program like:
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> main()
> {
> printf("Hello");
> }
> 
> , The output by djgpp is about 30-35k.  I read somewhere that it has 
> something to do with a -g switch.  How do I make my progs smaller?

-g includes deubgging info, and makes the executable larger (lots
of plain text there).  Try the -s option, or run 

strip a.out

where a.out is the executable.

Btw, printf() is a large function, and so any program that
includes a call to that function will have a certain minimal
size, no matter what you do.  Try using puts() instead and see if
it makes a smaller program.

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