From: "Alexei A. Frounze" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Exe Size... Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 09:04:07 +0400 Organization: MTU-Intel ISP Lines: 21 Message-ID: <38E977C7.F479668D@mtu-net.ru> References: <38e94f29$0$1393 AT news DOT execpc DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp101-123.dialup.mtu-net.ru Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: gavrilo.mtu.ru 954825206 45429 212.188.101.123 (4 Apr 2000 05:13:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse AT mtu DOT ru NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 Apr 2000 05:13:26 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en,ru To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com those demos are written in assembly language mostly. and they could be packed executables. as for DJGPP you need a lot of functions in your EXE for invoking only printf(). setup code is also present. -- Alexei A. Frounze ----------------------------------------- Homepage: http://alexfru.chat.ru Mirror: http://members.xoom.com/alexfru Brian Racer wrote: > > have a question. I have seen graphical demos that are only like 4k, but when > I compile a 'hello word' or even a semi large game-type thing, it is quite > large. I know there is a way to lessen the file size, and I am sure if I did > some reserch it is in the FAQ or somthing, but could someone please just > tell me how to lessen the size. Thank you.