From: Prashant TR <tr AT eth DOT net>
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Subject: Re: How to reduce .EXE file size using RHIDE?
Date: 13 Jul 2000 23:22:45 +0530
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"Michael Citron" <michaeljnc AT earthlink DOT net> writes:

> I've just tried using the compiler for the first time and I'm using the
> RHIDE interface.  A small (2) function program produced an .EXE of 148K
> as opposed to 18K when produced by Turbo C 2.0.  How can I configure the
> options in the IDE to produce smaller executables?

DJGPP is used to write large programs. Or at least that's when you can
get the max. out of a compiler like this. There are several reasons
for the large size. They are all in the FAQ and workarounds are also
mentioned there.

ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2/faq230b.zip

And yes, you could use UPX to compress the EXE (http://upx.tsx.org).

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