Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 20:21:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kimberley Burchett <OKRA AT max DOT tiac DOT net>
Subject: Re: newbie question
To: "Chendi Zhang (Guest)" <chendi AT math DOT umbc DOT edu>
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu



On Fri, 19 Aug 1994, Chendi Zhang (Guest) wrote:

> , 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 will just make them bigger.  If you want them smaller, strip them.
You strip them by typing "strip -s a.out" before you use coff2exe.  It 
doesn't make them too much smaller though - still about 28k.
							Kim