[phobos] large object files and binaries

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Are we talking about executable size or sheer object file size?

Andrei

On 5/3/11 9:57 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
>
>
> On 5/3/2011 7:39 AM, Steve Schveighoffer wrote:
>> Dmd has steadily been making binaries more bloated for the last couple
>> years (many times pointed out in the NG and there are several bugzilla
>> reports).
>
> There are two causes of this:
>
> 1. Typeinfo getting larger, and people wanting more features in Typeinfo
> (like precise gc) so this will continue to increase.
>
> 2. Every phobos module imports and relies on every other one.
>
>
> To find out why .o files are large, run obj2asm on it. To find out why
> executables are large, compile with the -map switch and examine the
> linker .map file. <rant>AFAIK, I'm the only person who ever does
> this.</rant>
>
> Please, everyone. Once in a while, run obj2asm on the library module
> you're developing and have a look-see at what is coming out of the compiler.
>
>
>
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