Why Are the Visual Studio C++ 6.0 Executable Files So Big?

[soulis]

I usually compile my .CPP programs with
Visual Studio C++ 6.0 and MFC.
Why is the produced executable file so big?
For example, the original file is 1k and the executable is 500K.
Am I doing osmething wrong?
Thank you!

soulis

[Jack Klein]

Re: Why Are the Visual Studio C++ 6.0 Executable Files So Big?

On Wed, 12 May 2004 21:07:24 -0400, soulis <> wrote in comp.lang.c++:
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> I usually compile my .CPP programs with
> Visual Studio C++ 6.0 and MFC.
> Why is the produced executable file so big?
> For example, the original file is 1k and the executable is 500K.
> Am I doing osmething wrong?
> Thank you!
>
> soulis[/color]

There is nothing in the C++ language standard that defines how large
executables should be. All such detail is completely dependent on the
compiler and operating system. You need to ask in a Windows or Visual
C++ programming group, it is not a language issue.

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