[fpc-devel] don't you think it'stime toupdatedelphimodecompatibility? - IDispatch, implements

[Jamie McCracken]

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>> Some things that will affect executable size include:
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>> 1) Over zealous use of inlining (I dont see a command option to 
>> control how much inlining is done)
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> There is almost none in the rtl.

Doesn't the compiler attempt to inline small functions/methods 
automatically as part of its optimisation (even if the inline directive 
is not specified)?


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> The only way to get better smartlinking is to build an integrated linker 
> in the compiler. That way we can control everything.

Or have more static stuff. It should be possible for the compiler to 
unbox some classes (like .Net with its boxing/unboxing optimiser) into 
more static stuff.

jamie.


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> Peter
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