Linking Smaller Haskell Binaries (2023) (brandon.si)

by PaulHoule • 3 comments • 24 points
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[−] internet_points 58d ago

> This gets the binary down to 64M for me (a further -23%).

while on my system, /usr/bin/pandoc takes 199M; not bad.

[−] ashwinnair99 55d ago
Haskell binary size has been a running joke for years. Good to see actual progress. The runtime was always the real culprit more than the code itself.