There are a bunch of other options explored in Common Lisp: * saving a compressed image (SBCL) * saving a space optimized executable, using a tree shaker (All

There are a bunch of other options explored in Common Lisp: * saving a compressed image (SBCL) * saving a space optimized executable, using a tree shaker (Allegro CL, LispWorks), the delivery tool removes unused code, documentation, debug info, etc. Executables start at around 7MB on some platforms. * compiling to C, without using an image (ECL) * compiling to byte codes (ECL, CLISP) * whole program to C compilation of a static subset of Common Lisp (clicc, mocl, thinlisp) - this generates the smallest binaries