From: Rob Vasquez <digital DOT fx AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Size of EXE
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:12:19 -0500
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> After writing and compiling a few simple programs with DJGPP, I've
> noticed that the EXE is rather large... 80k! I'm guessing that this is
> due the the compiler attaching all of the libraries and/or headers
> used. If so, shouldn't the compiler check to see what code the program
> actually needs, and only use that? This program is still quite small,
> but a similar program compiled in TP6.0 is just a few bytes. Why is
> this?

Remember that it also has a 32 bit DPMI server at the beginning. DJGPP 
isnt really meant for small programs, a 16 bit compiler would be better 
for those, and have smaller exe's.

-- 
               Rob Vasquez
               Digital Fx '97
               
   email:   digital DOT fx AT worldnet DOT att DOT net