Subject: Re: Cross compiler binaries much bigger than native binaries !!!
To: None <derry.birse@ind.alstom.com>
From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
List: port-sun3
Date: 06/24/1999 21:48:50
In <C125679A.00354CB1.00@mz02world.hq.dtr.gecalsthom.fr>
derry.birse@ind.alstom.com wrote:

> I have compiled some simple test programs using the cross compiler on the Sparc
> 20 and the native compiler on the Sun3 machine and the binaries are considerably
> smaller (about 1/3 of the size) on the Sun3.

I guess you also use GNU binutils, which does not support
NetBSD/m68k a.out shared libraries. All binaries are statically
linked and larger. You can re-link binaries on the native sun3, though.
---
Izumi Tsutsui
tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp