From: XXguille AT XXiies DOT XXes (Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Exe size!!!
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 23:09:02 GMT
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El día 17 May 1999 23:29:30 GMT, rakz007 AT aol DOT com (Rakz007) escribió:

>Iam currently programming my first game in c using DJGPP and RHIDE.
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>The graphics library iam using is Allegro.
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>The problem is my exe size for the game is now 790k and its about 400k when i
>use the -s ( i think its -s!! :- ))  . BUT when i run the game it has trouble
>loading in some of the bitmaps! And then crashes as well sometimes.

This has nothing to do with the file size: there are prabably bugs in
your code.

>Is there a limit to the exe size - i heard its 640k but can i go other that
>limit and could someone please explain to me how to do that - some one told me
>to use real/protected dos mode but i know nothing about that !

That exe size limit was for old real mode compilers (like earlier
versions of Turbo C / Borland C and the like). With DJGPP, you are
already working in protected mode, and thus, there is no limit to the
exe size (well, there is a limit, but I doubt your program will hit
it).

Regards,
GUILLE

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Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia
XXguille AT XXiies DOT XXes (ya sabes :-)