Re: shared defaultlib with dmd
On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 22:35:08 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote: On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:04:15PM +, forkit via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote: so I use this compile command (on Windows, using ldc) -link-defaultlib-shared=true Then (in simple example) the size of my compiled .exe: From 806KB down to 18KB Oh. That's so much nicer on my SSD ;-) (yes, I understand the implictions here of dynamic sharing, but I test/compile/debug so much, that I'd like to limit the impact on my SSD drive. [...] Uhm... are you SURE this is actually nicer on your SSD? For all you know, it could be writing the 806KB first and then optimizing that in-place to reduce it to 18KB... Just because the final file size is small doesn't mean there aren't any large intermediate files. T no. there are no intermediary files. just this, and only this: (bytes) 145 EZ_Compiler_tmpfile.d 15,360 EZ_Compiler_tmpfile.exe 18,384 EZ_Compiler_tmpfile.obj
Re: shared defaultlib with dmd
On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:04:15PM +, forkit via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote: > so I use this compile command (on Windows, using ldc) > > -link-defaultlib-shared=true > > Then (in simple example) the size of my compiled .exe: > > From 806KB down to 18KB > > Oh. That's so much nicer on my SSD ;-) > > (yes, I understand the implictions here of dynamic sharing, but I > test/compile/debug so much, that I'd like to limit the impact on my > SSD drive. [...] Uhm... are you SURE this is actually nicer on your SSD? For all you know, it could be writing the 806KB first and then optimizing that in-place to reduce it to 18KB... Just because the final file size is small doesn't mean there aren't any large intermediate files. T -- Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Re: shared defaultlib with dmd
On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 22:09:18 UTC, Adam D Ruppe wrote: On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 22:04:15 UTC, forkit wrote: so I use this compile command (on Windows, using ldc) On Linux dmd can do `-defaultlib=libphobos2.so` for the same thing. On Windows, dmd cannot handle a shared druntime. yes. but why? - is it technically too difficult? (ldc seems to have overcome that, if that's true)
Re: shared defaultlib with dmd
On Tuesday, 18 January 2022 at 22:04:15 UTC, forkit wrote: so I use this compile command (on Windows, using ldc) On Linux dmd can do `-defaultlib=libphobos2.so` for the same thing. On Windows, dmd cannot handle a shared druntime.
