From: guymacon@deltanet.com (Guy Macon)
Subject: Re: Large App in PDS -- Convert to PowerBASIC?
 
In article , d83@ath.forthnet.gr 
wrote:
 
>>The common routines alone are nearly 300K.  Those common routines are
>>utilized by each of the over 100 EXE's, which are themselves an
>>average of 100-200K apiece.  The total size of all EXE's right now
>>is over 16 MEGS.  My big problem is, that to link the common routines
>>into each EXE would mean that the total size would mushroom to over
>>48 MEGS.
>
>Seriously, though.. How many of those 300 'common' routines are used by each
>and every module? I understand that to create 100 stand alone .EXEs would
>increace the overall total size but.. well.. PB can will only link those 
tem
>REQUIRED from the library files when compiling so...
>
 
How hard would it be for our friend with the huge program to try a test
compile to see how big the resulting program really is?  I have been
pleasently suprised by how tight PB code is.  Don't forget to set the
compiler for small, not for fast...
 
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