OpenEuphoria

Re: Is machine language that big?

• Posted by Irv <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> May 22, 1998
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At 07:35 PM 5/22/98 -0400, Alan Tu wrote:

>Big isn't the right word.  First, its not the right technical term. =
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>Second, big is an understatement.
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>I compiled BUZZ.EX for a friend and for my own enjoyment (with BIND).  Th=
>e
>original file was 2,342 bytes and the resultant was 177,something bytes. =
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>Is machine language that cumbersome?

Big:
Of course, bind does not compile a program, just tacks your
Euphoria code onto a copy of ex.exe so you can send it out
in one package. (and people can't mess with it).
Using assembly language you could probably write the same
program to fit in 5 or 6,000 bytes.
Cumbersome:
However, the assembly code might run to 20 or 30 pages
of incomprehensible code.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.......

Irv