Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/1999/11/04/14:59:33
In a message dated 11/4/99 1:09:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu writes:
> But in any case, I don't think this is worth it. I've never been a fan
> of changing legitimate behavior for the sake of people who won't RTFM,
> and this is a fairly well ingrained behavior of GCC-- unless you specify
> otherwise, the link stage just puts all the object files together. For
> instance, -g is documented as a compilation option and not a link
> option, so our behavior would then not match the GCC manual, leading to
> further confusion. Besides, for anyone who has preconceptions of
> executable size (most likely from Borland or similar), 30K for Hello
> World will seem just as excessive as 60K, so I don't think it will
> forestall that many questions.
I can't remember when I've witnessed a point argued any better or more
forcefully. Well done!
K.B. Williams
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