Date:	Thu, 29 May 1997 10:41:37 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Claude Sassine <claude AT tiac DOT net>
cc:	Help Djgpp <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Size of executable too large.
In-Reply-To:	<338CF04B.EFB@tiac.net>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.970529104103.17046C-100000@is>
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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Claude Sassine wrote:

> I compiled a 699-byte file and got a 140KB executable. This led to look
> at the FAQ files. The FAQ mentions two possible remedies for the size
> problem. The -s switch brought the executable's size down to 68KB.

The size of a minimal C program after stripping is less than 30KB.  Is
that a C++ program?  If not, you need to look for another source of
slack (can't really guess without seeing the source).

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