Re: [gtkmm] gtkmm is really big

[Billy O'Connor <billyoc gnuyork org>]

"Seth Moore" <seth beere org> writes:

> I'm working with a cross-compiled version of gtkmm (against gtk-fb).  The
> target system is mips-based, and everything /has/ to be statically linked.
>
> After some struggling to get everything happy, I've finally succeeded in
> linking a gtkmm app (hello world).  I noticed a huge size increase versus a
> plain old gtk+ app.  I've run both executables through 'strip --strip-all',
> and the sizes are:
>
> hello_gtk    -  2841K
> hello_gtkmm  -  5232K

I'm surprised it's that *small*.  To tell you the truth, I've never
heard of anyone statically link a gtkmm app.  What are the size
constraints you're working with?