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From: cole@sas.UUCP (Tom Cole)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Vax C Sucks Wind
Message-ID: <368@sas.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 88 14:44:43 GMT
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Organization: SAS Institute Inc.,Cary NC,25712
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Summary: unix compatibility (?) isn't always it...


in reference to the "unix compatibility takes up space", there is a tiny
kernel of truth to it.  If your main entry point is named "main" then you
get some extra stuff for supporting DECShell linked into your image.  However,
it's not all that much.  But to completely avoid the wasted space, just name
your main entry point something else and make sure it is the first object
module in your link.  You can save a few blocks in your image this way.