Re: toolchain/52233: Static binaries are exceptionally massive

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The following reply was made to PR toolchain/52233; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: coypu%sdf.org@localhost
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: toolchain/52233: Static binaries are exceptionally massive
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 15:11:33 +0000

 On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 03:05:00PM +0000, coypu%sdf.org@localhost wrote:
 > - xxd finds a lot of dead space containing:
 > 0002e550: 0800 0000 0800 0000 0800 0000 0800 0000  ................
 > 0002e560: 1b00 0000 0100 0000 0000 0000 002a 2a2a  .............***
 > 0002e570: 204e 6f20 4c61 6265 6c20 5072 6f76 6964   No Label Provid
 > 0002e580: 6564 202a 2a2a 0000 f1cf 0200 0000 0000  ed ***..........
 > 0002e590: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0800 0000 0800 0000  ................
 > 0002e5a0: 0c00 0000 0c00 0000 1b00 0000 0100 0000  ................
 > 0002e5b0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 002a 2a2a 204e 6f20  .........*** No 
 > 0002e5c0: 4c61 6265 6c20 5072 6f76 6964 6564 202a  Label Provided *
 > 0002e5d0: 2a2a 0000 f1cf 0200 0000 0000 0000 0000  **..............
 > 0002e5e0: 0000 0000 0800 0000 0e00 0000 1400 0000  ................
 > 0002e5f0: 1400 0000 1b00 0000 0100 0000 0000 0000  ................
 > and so on...
 > this remains even after calling strip.
 
 #define	CTF_DEFAULT_LABEL	"*** No Label Provided ***"
 
 that's one and possibly more mysteries solved, although I got an even
 bigger binary cross compiling to mips.