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From: Michael Bode <m.g.bode@web.de>
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Subject: Executable size with GNAT for Windows and Linux
Date: 05 May 2002 21:58:42 +0200
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I've found the size of executables to differ considerably under
Windows and Linux.  The hello.adb that comes with gnat 3.13p has under
Linux this size:

gnatmake -g hello.adb

-rwxr-xr-x    1 mb       users       23199 Mai  5 21:43 hello
-rw-r--r--    1 mb       users         899 Jun 12  2000 hello.adb
-rw-r--r--    1 mb       users         689 Mai  5 21:43 hello.ali
-rw-r--r--    1 mb       users        5108 Mai  5 21:43 hello.o
-rw-r--r--    1 mb       users          12 Jun 12  2000 hello.rsp

whereas under Windows

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          899 Feb 25  2000 hello.adb
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          720 Mai  5 10:08 hello.ali
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       118306 Mai  5 10:08 hello.exe
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         4751 Mai  5 10:08 hello.o
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           12 Feb 25  2000 hello.rsp

Any hints what can be done to reduce executable size under Windows?