unwind/exception stuff bloats hello_world.c

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < Pine.LNX.3.96.971208235522.253H-100000@Wakko.ualberta.ca >you write:
  > My code is C++ but does not use exception handling, presumably the same
  > case as the original poster?
If you use C++ you get EH overhead, even if your code doesn't actually use
exceptions.  If you use -fno-exceptions, then you won't get the overhead.

For C the only EH overhead should be from libgcc.


  > I think I will post to the egcs list proper asking what the .LM?? entries
  > are (this library has 480 of them), they are still present with
  > -fno-exceptions and I'm quite curious. 
.LM symbols are labels for use either by the debugging format or EH.

They should be removed by the final link process.

jeff