[comp.unix.questions] Tip Concerning Massive COFF Comment Sections

shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) (06/06/90)

In article <74746@hobbit.UUCP> ndjc@ccicpg.UUCP (Nick Crossley) writes:
>
>Use of mcs -c will condense the .comment section so that each unique
>string appears only once.  Makefiles intended for systems with
>.comment sections (such as V.3 and V.4) should have mcs -c <binary>
>added after final linking.

You could also use "mcs -d" to DELETE all embedded comments except those
resulting from *sccsid or version[] references.