Comment Comment by CalmStorm This article [1] describes the features in 1.15. The new linker is quite impressive in reducing executable size because it reduces more unused code:For more realistic programs, binary sizes go down by 3.5% or as much as 22%.The original linker was written by Ken Thompson, who is now retired.[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/820217/ parent CalmStorm 6 years ago
For more realistic programs, binary sizes go down by 3.5% or as much as 22%.
The original linker was written by Ken Thompson, who is now retired.
[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/820217/