add v1.6 article #302
add v1.6 article #302
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| The binary size can be further reduced to 49K with stripping `--passL:-s` | ||
| and link-time optimization (`--passC:-flto`). | ||
| Statically linking against `musl` brings it down to 5K, see | ||
| [link](https://irclogs.nim-lang.org/07-07-2020.html#12:31:34). |
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As I've said in the original PR, I'm not sure if we should link that exact discussion - it uses some tricks like --os:any -d:posix or -d:noSignalHandler
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These are not "tricks", it's things you can easily find out if you need to really care and if it's not about a silly pissing contest. I would phrase it differently though or remove it altogether. It matters for embedded development, so measure it for an embedded target...
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Why not link to this instead? https://hookrace.net/blog/nim-binary-size/
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@dom96 this is pretty outdated (we have os:any now for example) and really specific to IMO
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Superseded by #304. (And the original PR by @timotheecour is now merged (but not published on the website)) |
This one supersedes #301.
Other featuresis now link to the full changelog in Nim repo ([backport] add v1.6 changelog Nim#18932)