Why is my file so huge?
Read OriginalThe article details a developer's troubleshooting process after their C++ game's .exe file grew to an unexpectedly large size (14.6 MB). After initially suspecting exceptions and refactoring code, they discovered the primary cause was using the GCC -g debug flag and having no compiler optimizations enabled. By enabling size/speed optimizations and removing debug symbols, they reduced the executable to a much smaller 856 KB.
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