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From: "Smith A. Cat" <imbe AT primenet DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Executable size
Date: 8 Jul 1996 13:12:04 -0700
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Matthew Miller wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> What can be done about the large size of the executables
> produced by gcc?  A "hello world" program is bloated at
> 57kb. I used the -O switchs, but that produced no change.
> What can be done about this?

If all you want is a tiny executable, then go look at http://www.dds.com/
and pick up Micro-C.  It makes fully optimized 16 bit com files as small 
as 1 K.  Unsatisfactory floating point (read none), and no graphics, but 
plenty functional.  Ideal for writing silly viruses!