Executable size when compiling with GDC

[Dmitry Olshansky]

On 21.02.2012 16:51, Mars wrote:
> Hello everybody.
>
> Today I've tested GDC (on Windows), and a simple Hello World program
> results in a 5 MB exe file, while it's only about 200 KB with DMD. Is
> this normal? What does GDC (GCC?) put in there, to make it so big, and why?
>
> Mars

I recall debug builds with MinGW GCC on windows are also enormous. Try 
release vs debug.

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Dmitry Olshansky