From: Gautier DOT DeMontmollin AT maths DOT unine DOT ch (Gautier)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Q: Can DJGPP linker trim unused code?
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Date: 19 Jun 97 18:40:52 MET
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> If you mean, that you have a file with 100 functions
> and you need only 20 of them, then the linker will
> NOT trim them.

It's a pity...

>                But if you have all the 100 functions
> in single files then only the function are linked, which
> are actually needed.

Fortunately!

>> ...or is there another linker that can do this ?
> I don't know.          

Looking for it...

-- 
Gautier

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