[phobos] large object files and binaries

[Walter Bright]

Both, although they aren't necessarily the same problem.

On 5/3/2011 10:18 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Are we talking about executable size or sheer object file size?
>
> Andrei
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> On 5/3/11 9:57 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
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>> 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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