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From: phws00::wood%phvax.dnet@SMITHKLINE.COM (Bill Wood, SmithKline &French R&D 215-2705163)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc
Subject: RE: linking gcc object files on vax/vms
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Date: 10 Jul 89 13:52:43 GMT
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>I link my 1 block .OBJ file 
>like this:
>
>   $ link hello, sys$library:vaxcrtl/lib
>
>and the resulting executable is 87 blocks!! A bit excessive for the most
>minimal program possible! 
>
>Any suggestions as how to decrease the .EXE file size would be most welcome!!


You should link vaxcrtl in as a shared library, as follows:

	$ link hello,sys$input:/opt
	sys$share:vaxcrtl/share

That should reduce the size to 5-10 blocks.

- Bill    wood@smithkline.com