Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 16:18:56 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet AT kom DOT auc DOT dk>
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Subject: Re: makig tiny programs with djgpp
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On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Peter Korsgaard wrote:

> Without debugging information the smallest
> programs I can make is still around 20k after packing - which is because
> libc and libgcc are linked onto the executable.

If you don't use any of the library functions, then only the startup code 
is linked from the libraries.  Without the startup code, your program 
won't be able to switch to protected mode and set up its execution 
environment (memory, code and data segments, etc.)  If you want to get 
rid of the startup code, you will need to write your own, stripped-down 
versions of it.