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From:	Tim Nicholson <tim AT gizzy DOT dot DOT co DOT dot DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	bloated .exe when compiled on linux
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:13:13 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi,

I have installed the DJGPP cross compiler on my Mandrake 9.2 Linux box, 
it all works fine apart from one thing:

When I compile a C program with the -g option I get a huge .exe - It is 
about 4 times the size of the one produced by the dos compiler. What's 
more, when I use symify to view the debug information after a crash, I 
do not get as much information as I do with the dos compiled one. The 
functions names appear with an offset but there is no source line number 
x-ref shown.

I downloaded all the sources from DJ's site and used the HOW-TO by 
Charles Wilkins. All sources used are as per that document.

If I run strip -s on the .exe it returns to the normal size, it is 
almost as if the -g option is causing the .exe to bloat despite 
apparently containing less debug info!

For example, a large project I have produces a 2 Mb .exe (with -g) under 
dos and an 8MB .exe under Linux. strip -s reduces both to about 1.4 Mb.

Any ideas?

Tim

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