[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: binutils-2.34+1git.de9c1b7cfe-1 (x86/x86_64)

[Marco Atzeri]

Am 21.03.2020 um 05:55 schrieb Marco Atzeri:
> Am 20.03.2020 um 20:24 schrieb Hans-Bernhard Bröker:
>> Am 20.03.2020 um 00:18 schrieb Brian Inglis:
>>> On 2020-03-18 23:25, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin wrote:
>>
>>>> It seems something is adding 5M or more to the normal
>>>> size of the programs
>>>
>>> See attached for summary details by arch, but main points for both 
>>> are, on x86_64:
>> [...]
>>
>> Could this be due to the ginormous number of targets configured into 
>> the build?
> 
> may be, as it also take ages to full compile with the
> current configuration:
> 
> #       --enable-shared
> CYGCONF_ARGS="
>          --enable-install-libiberty
>          --disable-gdb
>          --disable-libdecnumber
>          --disable-readline
>          --disable-sim
>          --enable-64-bit-bfd
>          --enable-targets=all
> "
> 
> I am testing a build dropping the "enable-targets=all"
> and also forcing the "enable-shared"
> 
>       --enable-shared \
>          lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
> 
> 
> Hoping it will note ages again....

"NOT take"


> 
> Marco
> 

dropping the target seems to work very well

current version
$ du -sb /usr/bin/gprof.exe
5424147 /usr/bin/gprof.exe

under build
$ du -sb gprof/gprof.exe
19968   gprof/gprof.exe


Jon,
any clue why we are using a "enable-targets=all" options ?
Any cross compiler should use its own binutils not the cygwin one, correct ?

Marco