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From: falis@ma.aonix.com (Ed Falis)
Subject: Re: Code size of Ada ? was Re: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses.
Date: 1999/09/29
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:55:01 +0200, Gautier <Gautier.deMontmollin@Maths.UniNe.CH> wrote:

> A C linker will put together the entire object code files with
> needed and unneeded parts...
> Since GNAT uses a _C_ linker, this may be why your .exe is so big!
> [or aren't you using GNAT ?]

I don't think this is a matter of using a "C" linker, but maybe one of
using ld?

On windows, both the Microsoft linker and the Phar Lap linker we
use for embedded applications are smart enough to eliminate 
unreferenced code sections, for Ada or for other languages.

This was nice, because we were able to jettison our own USE
technology and create platform standard object modules there.

- Ed Falis
Aonix