Re: [avr-gcc-list] size of hex file after compiling

[Ned Konz]

On Thursday 07 October 2004 11:24 pm, yann wrote:
> I am doing a project (embedding a chess engine into an avr board) but I am
> facing a size issue : my c file is about 60Ko, and the hex file I get with
> size optimization in the makefile (minimal printf and scanf version, OPT=s,
> ...) is also about 60Ko. I was however told that it should be about twice
> as small. I am using the new version of winavr : 20040720. I do not know
> why my hex file is so big. Anyone has an idea ?

Have you looked at your map file?

Remember too that the hex file is over 200% of the size of the actual code, 
because each byte is stored as two characters.

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