optlink options to reduce file size?

[Dmitry Olshansky]

On 27.07.2011 23:35, simendsjo wrote:
> On 27.07.2011 20:59, q66 wrote:
>> == Quote from Dmitry Olshansky (dmitry.olsh at gmail.com)'s article
>>> On 27.07.2011 15:21, simendsjo wrote:
>>>> A simple hello world like dfl application takes 1.2mb. Upx does a
>>>> great job packing this to 200k, but I wonder if there is a way to make
>>>> optlink generate smaller executables?
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't find a way to get help on the numerous options in optlink,
>>>> and the help page at digitalmars doesn't list them either.
>>> I've noticed around two times smaller exes when linked with unilink. So
>>> if you don't like packing you may try it:
>>> ftp://ftp.styx.cabel.net/pub/UniLink/ulnb0319.zip
>>> <ftp://ftp.styx.cabel.net/pub/UniLink/>
>>> just make sure you configured it correctly (should be straightforward,
>>> there are examples)
>>
>> I don't work on Windows, but I've heard optlink generates debug info 
>> and unilink
>> doesn't, so that might be the reason?
>
> Even with -O -release? I added -L/NODEBUG and -L/DEBUG, but it seems 
> dmd overrides this with it's switches.
Fist of all linker doesn't _generate_ debug info. But it place it into 
executable, IIRC last time I checked unilink converted CV debug info 
into TDS which is sadlly only recognized by Borland's tools. Note that 
with or without debug info it still links.

-- 
Dmitry Olshansky