From:	myknees AT aol DOT com (Myknees)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: newbie at djgpp
Date:	4 Mar 1998 23:57:10 GMT
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A White <awhite AT sympatico DOT ca> writes:
> I've recently started programming with djgpp and I've
> had success, but
> I'd like yo find out why my apps (simple C command line,
> DOS output) are 
> 146K vs 20K under MSC600.

This is a FAQ (I myself asked this question.)  You can learn about this issue
in the FAQ.  Also by searching the mail archives.

I don't know about MSC600, but much of the size comes from the fact that djgpp
programs have a lot of functionality that you don't write, e.g. filename
globbing; protected-mode stuff; virtual memory.  

There are ways to get the size of executables down, e.g. leaving out debugging
info and also the excellent executable compressor, djp.  See thread here:
Re: DJP Question

--Ed (Myknees)

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