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cmd/link: external linker generates larger binaries than 6l/8l #5497

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gopherbot opened this issue May 17, 2013 · 8 comments
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cmd/link: external linker generates larger binaries than 6l/8l #5497

gopherbot opened this issue May 17, 2013 · 8 comments
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by unclejacksons:

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Using 6l from Go 1.1:
go build -ldflags '-s -linkmode internal' -tags release
github.com/valyala/ybc/apps/go/memcached
wc -c memcached 
  1562016 memcached

Using Go 1.1 the patch which passes '-s' to ld:
go build -ldflags '-s' -tags release github.com/valyala/ybc/apps/go/memcached
wc -c memcached 
  2096920 memcached

Using Go 1.1 release:
wc -c memcached
  3194317 memcached

What is the expected output?
The resulting binary linked with the external linker should be smaller, its size should
be closer to that of the binary linked with 6l.
Since Go 1.1 defaults to using the external linker because it's more mature, it should
generate smaller binaries.


Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?
6g

Which operating system are you using?
Ubuntu 13.04 amd64

Which version are you using?  (run 'go version')
go version go1.1 linux/amd64 from
https://go.googlecode.com/files/go1.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz


What can be done to make the resulting binaries smaller?
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robpike commented May 19, 2013

Comment 1:

For a simple case, external does generate a smaller binary:
% cat x.go
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
    fmt.Printf("hello world\n")
}
% go build -ldflags '-linkmode internal'  x.go
% ls -l x
-rwxr-xr-x  1 r  staff  1525872 May 19 07:38 x
% x
hello world
% go build -ldflags '-linkmode external'  x.go
% ls -l x
-rwxr-xr-x  1 r  staff  1167348 May 19 07:38 x
% x
hello world
% 
So it's not so clear cut. (The -s flag produces similar ratios and slightly smaller
binaries but the programs don't run; that's a different issue.)

Labels changed: added priority-later, removed priority-triage.

Owner changed to @ianlancetaylor.

Status changed to Accepted.

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rsc commented Jul 30, 2013

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Labels changed: added go1.2maybe.

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rsc commented Jul 30, 2013

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Labels changed: added feature.

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robpike commented Aug 30, 2013

Comment 4:

Not for 1.2.

Labels changed: removed go1.2maybe.

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rsc commented Nov 27, 2013

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Labels changed: added go1.3maybe.

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rsc commented Nov 27, 2013

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Labels changed: removed feature.

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rsc commented Dec 4, 2013

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Labels changed: added release-none, removed go1.3maybe.

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rsc commented Dec 4, 2013

Comment 8:

Labels changed: added repo-main.

@rsc rsc added this to the Unplanned milestone Apr 10, 2015
@rsc rsc changed the title cmd/ld: external linker generates larger binaries than 6l/8l cmd/link: external linker generates larger binaries than 6l/8l Jun 8, 2015
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