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Subject: Re: How to reduce .EXE file size using RHIDE?
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> From: "Michael Citron" <michaeljnc AT earthlink DOT net>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:50:57 GMT
> 
> 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?

You shouldn't be worried about the size of trivial programs: the
overhead is additive, so it will be small relative to a size of a
real-life program.  Also, most of the 148KB is debug info that can be
stripped if you link with -s switch (but then you lose the ability to
debug the program).

The DJGPP FAQ list (v2/faq230b.zip from the same place you get DJGPP)
explains in section 8.14 how to make your programs smaller.