Small Exe (/MERGE)

[n00b!]

Hi,
I read that if you merge sections with the microsoft MASM-linker the exe will be smaller.
I tried it and it actually worked, but now I have the problem that I'm currently using Pascal, which uses Borland's tasm with tlink afaik and it seems to do not support this linker-command.
(I mean this is a PE format thing, the pascal linker should be able to do something like this, shouldn't it?...)
I hope somebody can help me to get some sections merged with this linker to produce a smaller exe, thanks!

[Vortex]

You should try Agner Fog's objconv tool to convert OMF to MS COFF. While Borland tools are producing OMF type object modules, the standard for MS tools ( and for ml.exe ) is the MS COFF specification. Note that MS link has the ability to do the same convertion. If I remember well, Borland Pascal is limited only with 16-bit code. The OMF to COFF convertion is targeting 32-bit object modules.

[n00b!]

So it won't be possible without any third party linker?
That would be sad, thx anyway.

[Vortex]

n00b!,

You need to check if your development tools are producing 32-bit code or not.

[n00b!]

Both ways it wouldn't work with the original linker, so if it's 16Bit or 32Bit is some kind of secondary.
But how would this has an effect, 16Bit or 32Bit? *sorry*