Static libraries Vs Executable`s size

[rodrigorpb]

I picked up a "Hello World" example, and noticed that its executable had 700Kb. Found this here: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/library/wxwidgets.aspx
But I tried to compile this same code, and obtained a 2.2mb executable.

Either were compiled with static libraries.

I use:
- MinGW
- wxWidgets 2.8.9
- CodeBlocks

and build wxWidgets this way
"mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc MONOLITHIC=0 SHARED=0 UNICODE=0 BUILD=release"

I`d like to know how if there is a way of obtaining an executable with this small size, compiling with static libraries.

[vdell]

This has been discussed many times in the forum. Do a search for "executable size" or "file size". There's also a wikipage about the subject.

HTH