From: Yamaha / XYZZ <scriven AT CS DOT ColoState DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Something REALLY weird
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 16:01:07 -0700
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Alexey Kouzmitch wrote:
> 
>         Hi, can someone help me please...
>         I have a main file including 3 more with #include, plus it uses Allegro...
> Well, compiles OK, runs OK, but 5.8 MEGS long with 6% of actually being
> non-zero bytes ??? Wow, I said... WHY ??? I get a bit of code (around 3%)
> in the beginning, then A LOT of zeroes (through 97%) and then some more
> Allegro info in the end... What am I missing, some switch or what??? please
> help... thanks...

You're using c++, aren't you...

Generally, when using c++ (instead of C), global data is stored in the
executable file.  It sounds like you've got several really big global
arrays...


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