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From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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> From: tupdegrove AT agere DOT com (Tim Updegrove)
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: 19 Dec 2001 08:18:47 -0800
> 
> Quick background.  I'm using the DJGPP compiler for allocating memory
> with physical addresses for use with a PCI based DMA controller.  The
> program runs in DOS and everything works fine.  Our only complaint is
> the executable size.  A simple "hello world" program is 105kb.
> 
> We have heard of other compilers/environments where the executable
> size was 40kb with functional user code.  Is there any way (option) to
> reduce the size of the stub or whatever?

Yes, see section 8.14 of the FAQ.