VC++ 6.0 larger exe files explained

[Robin Becker]

<rant>
As part of the Wintel push to take over the world it seems as though
VC++ 6.0 will now only generate files with sections 0x1000 (4k) or
longer. Under 5.0 and before the linker would allow much smaller exe
file sections. So python.exe which used to be 5k becomes 20k. Needless
to say this should also apply to dll's etc and appears to offer no
obvious advantage. Bill has never been other than cavalier with our
space time resources.
</rant>
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Robin Becker