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Re: "size" of relocatable objects
> > Someone at IBM noticed that "size" ignores common variables in
> > relocatable object files, and wondered whether we could enhance "size"
> > to show them. Well, of course we can, but should we? Opinions?
>
> Hmmm, the size of common variables in an object file is not actually
> fixed, right ? (Well, when compared to size of the same variable in a
> fully linked executable). So including their size is a little bit
> disingenuous. But on the other hand, they do contribute to the overall
> size of the data in the resulting executable, so omitting them is just
> as bad. Hmmm.
Isn't the same true of linkonce/comdat sections?
Paul