Re: [boost] Why is boost::wave >400MB?

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-07 11:37:49

Neal Becker wrote:

> Picture says it all.  libraries built under wave are > 400MB.
> 
> I also checked another installation I have, which is a more 
> up-to-date build from cvs.  It is > 600MB for wave.

Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't know I've written soooo much code :-P

> This is on linux fc6 (x86_64).

If it's gcc, then you can blame the generated debug info for this bloat. I
see no way to fix that except to not to generate the debug info (which
considerably reduces file sizes - just try to strip the files to see for
yourself).

HTH
Regards Hartmut