From: Meta <syzmik AT concentric DOT net>
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Subject: Re: How much of the .EXE gets used?
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 23:51:44 -0400
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Mike Collins wrote:
> 
> When I compile a "Hello world" in assembler, it's a LOT smaller than 
> compile it under DJGPP.I just wondered, how much of that 80,355 byte 
> has the *potential* of being executed under given conditions (errors, 
> how much of it is just dormant code that can never be branched to?

Well, you can STRIP the code or compile with -s and you get it to about
40k. if you use the exe compresser, DJP (only one I know of that works
with djgpp exe's) and it gets to 18k. But, its doing a lot more than
printing hello world. Remember that you application is 32 bit, in
protected mode etc etc