[U-Boot] Size of external u-boot commands

[Jon Smirl]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> Dear Jon Smirl,
>
> In message <9e4733910903261435x598055f8m74c5ac03ad16b67e at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>> The *.bin format is not smart enough to encode gaps. It just puts in
>> 60KB of zeros.
>
> Yes, of course. A binary image cannot have holes in it.
>
>> My ELF files are 73KB.
>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 jonsmirl jonsmirl 73290 2009-03-26 16:49 hello_world
>>
>> Tell me the right way to make these example programs small and I'll
>> submit a patch.
>
> I don't see a problem that needs fixing. These are example  problems.
> The  image  size plays no role. If you have any specific requirements
> for your own code, then adjust the linker script  according  to  your
> requirements.

By providing a sample linker script to make the example programs
smaller, you could avoid discussions like this in the future.

-- 
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl at gmail.com