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From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Reducing image size?
Date: 22 May 1997 04:29:48 GMT
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Jean-Michel Brissiaud (brissiau AT miage DOT isi DOT u-psud DOT fr) writes:
> Gal-on Broner wrote:
>> 
>> I compile a 14k source using gxx and receive an 200k+ image. How
>> can I reduce this to more normal sizes?
>> 
>> Gal-on
>> bgalon AT amanet DOT co DOT il
> 
> 200K is a verry good size for a 14K source. I'm not joking.

Actually, if it's an empty "main" function and ten thousand #defines, it's
pretty awful ;)

It all depends on what that 14K *is*. C++ is a bit less compact than C in
some cases for starters...

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Paul Derbyshire ao950 AT freenet DOT carleton DOT ca, http://chat.carleton.ca/~pderbysh

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