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Re: wierd problem about egcs1.1.1 win32 binary release


In article <199903262127.NAA29471@kankakee.wrs.com> you wrote:
: > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:11:21 -0600
: > To: egcs@cygnus.com
: > From: SwordMan <hongyu@cs.wisc.edu>

: > I was using egcs 1.1.1 win32 binary release to compile a
: > program(using std c++ library), and the obj file size and executable
: > file size is considerable larger than those I compiled using MS VC++
: > 5.0. For example, the executable file created by using VC is about
: > 200KB, and the executable file created by using EGCS is 850KB!!

: > anyone know anything about it?

: > please reply to my email address: hongyu@cs.wisc.edu

: The storage space is worth $0.03, are you sure you want to worry about
: it?  If this matters to you, please compile with -Os.

This cost-analysis is wrong. If you have that 850K, the cost of it
to you is exactly $0.00. If you don't, It'll cost you at least
$150, probably more.

Oleg.
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