[fpc-pascal] What's in Hello World

[Peter B]

On 06/01/2024 19:05, Matthew Phillips via fpc-pascal wrote:
> I compiled the Hello World program from the docs and noticed that it's
> 435k. Compared to a lot of newer languages, like Golang, that's not bad
> at all.
>
> I then compiled the equivalent C program with gcc which came out at
> 33k. So I'm just curious, where does the difference comes from?
> Could it be that fpc is including some parts that are not being used in
> this simple of a program or is more going on?
>
> Like I said, purely a curiosity, not intended as a criticism. Cheers.
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Try building with smartlinking, -XX
I get 35k