Re: Compiled program size when /INCLUDEing consts and prototypes

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh BTW, these are simple numeric constants...
          dcl-c c001 const(1);

Might try a character constant and or constant with a long name.


On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> So playing around with it...
>
> I can defined 119 constants before the 4KB bump occurs...
> I can then define another 120 before the next 4KB bump...
>
> Still curious as to what the space is used for...
>
> Wonder how much a PR takes...
>
>
> Charles
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > So I've got a simple RPGLE program...
> >
> >       /FREE
> >        dsply 'Hello World';
> >        *INLR=*ON;
> >        return;
> >       /END-FREE
> >
> > Compiled with:
> >  OPTION(*NOUNREF) DBGVIEW(*NONE) OPTIMIZE(*FULL) TGTRLS(*CURRENT)
> >
> > I've also got two /INCLUDE files, one with prototypes and one with
> > constant definitions.
> >
> > I was surprised to find that static storage appears to go up about 16
> > bytes per prototype; even though none of the procedures are called.
> >
> > I was even more surprised to find that program size seems to up 4KB if I
> > include both prototypes & constant files; if I only include one of them, it
> > doesn't change.  However, if I cut down the number of PR's & CONSTs...then
> > the program size goes back down 4KB.
> >
> > Can anyone (Barbara :) ) provide some insight into this madness?
> >
> > I'm trying to argue that this style of using PRs
> >  /define inc_myfun1_pr
> >  /define inc_myfun2_pr
> >  /define inc_myfun3_pr
> >  /include MYPROTOS
> >  /undefine inc_myfun1_pr
> >  /undefine inc_myfun2_pr
> >  /undefine inc_myfun3_pr
> >
> > To only include the prototypes of procedures you need to call is silly.
> >
> > Additionally, I'm arguing for having a STDCONST file of the most used
> > constants is a good idea.  Rather than defining the constants in each
> > program.
> >
> > The push-back is that the unneeded PRs & CONSTs would increase program
> > size.  I said no they won't, but apparently I was wrong. :)
> >
> > So I'm trying to understand the behavior so I can counter-argue correctly.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Charles