"Arnold G. Gill" <GILLA@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> (04/11/90)
In article <7484@ubc-cs.UUCP>, phillips@cs.ubc.ca (George Phillips) says: > >I've been using LZEXE 0.91 (a .exe file compressor) and have had >good results, but programs compiled with Turbo-C 2.0 make LZEXE >print a warning message about overlays. Has anyone else noticed >this, or is is just my version of Turbo-C? LZEXE warns that the >actual executable code size is bigger than the "expected" size. >The discrepancy is usually fairly small -- about 4K for files >around 30K and up to 15K for files around 120K in size. I suspect I've noticed the same things with files that I have. With my stuff, files directly from the net, I get just a few bytes difference, like under 50. They still work properly. ------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Arnold Gill | | | Queen's University at Kingston | If I hadn't wanted it heard, | | BITNET : gilla@qucdn | I wouldn't have said it. | | X-400 : Arnold.Gill@QueensU.CA | | | INTERNET : gilla@qucdn.queensu.ca | | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
phillips@cs.ubc.ca (George Phillips) (04/11/90)
I've been using LZEXE 0.91 (a .exe file compressor) and have had
good results, but programs compiled with Turbo-C 2.0 make LZEXE
print a warning message about overlays. Has anyone else noticed
this, or is is just my version of Turbo-C? LZEXE warns that the
actual executable code size is bigger than the "expected" size.
The discrepancy is usually fairly small -- about 4K for files
around 30K and up to 15K for files around 120K in size. I suspect
the problem is minor; perhaps Turbo-C does something funny or
non-standard with the .exe files. It's also possible that I've
inadvertantly told Turbo-C to muck with the executables, but I doubt it.
If you have a good explanation, let me know and I'll summarize
replies to the net.
George Phillips phillips@cs.ubc.ca {alberta,uw-beaver,uunet}!ubc-cs!phillips