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If the Nim binary is dynamically linked, comparing the size to a Go binary isn't always valid. There are reasonable trade-offs to consider when selecting dynam

by loudmax 12y ago

If the Nim binary is dynamically linked, comparing the size to a Go binary isn't always valid. There are reasonable trade-offs to consider when selecting dynamic vs static linking. Admittedly, when you're running an NES emulator on your desktop probably isn't one of them, you're not likely to care either way. The Nim -> C -> emscripten path is very impressive. Kudos.

ploxiln 12y ago
Go also dynamically links glibc by default on linux, for the domain name resolver functions. I'm not sure what Go does on OS X, but I know that it's not possible to statically link the c library on OS X.
- sunnyps 12y ago
  I thought gc only statically links and it was gccgo that had the ability to dynamically link.
  - ploxiln 12y ago
    gc only statically links to compiled go objects, and (may have changed recently? or soon?) only dynamically links to c libraries (via cgo).