From: Georgi Savov <Georgi.Savov@Pika.Ca>
Subject: Re: Executable File Size Differences
Date: 1996/09/25
Date: 1996-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <52bq9m$7gn@nr1.ottawa.istar.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 52bmn5$7r0@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com
Robert P. Kuzmicki wrote:
>
> I tried compiling a simple "Hello World" program with the Thomson Software's ActivAda for Windows
> and Thomson's new "ObjectAda". The ActivAda version produces a executable file size of about 288K.
> ObjectAda produces an exe of about 788K. Microsoft C++ produces an exe of about 10K. Why are the
> executables so substantially different? Are the Ada compilers linking in alot of excess baggage? I
> have tried various compiler switches, but nothing seems to shrink the exe file sizes.
>
> Can anyone enlighten me here?
Probably you are looking at the Debug version of the EXE file.
Try making a Release Version. I did. It is 83K.
Georgi Savov
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Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-09-25 0:00 Executable File Size Differences Robert P. Kuzmicki
1996-09-25 0:00 ` Georgi Savov [this message]
1996-09-28 0:00 ` Stanley Allen
1996-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-30 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-10-01 0:00 ` Ken Cowan
1996-10-03 0:00 ` Stanley Allen
1996-10-04 0:00 ` Ada 95 - Performance vs. Pervasiveness (was: Executable File Size Diff Larry Kilgallen
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Executable File Size Differences Robert I. Eachus
1996-10-06 0:00 ` John Howard
1996-09-28 0:00 ` Simon FitzMaurice
1996-10-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-10-11 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
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1996-09-28 0:00 Robert Dewar
1996-09-28 0:00 ` Tony Picarello
1996-09-29 0:00 tmoran
1996-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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