Global variables initialized (or not)?

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From: mgilalg
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 12:20

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Hallo

When I compile test.c (at the bottom) with GCC 1.12 it seems that it 
initializes the global variable, and produces an executable size according to 
the size of the global variable. When I use GCC 1.09 it does not do that.

Regards, Louis

test.c
/*************************/
float f[1000000];
int main(void){
return 0;
}
/*************************/

GCC V1.12 produces a.out as aproximate 4Mb while
GCC V1.09 produces a.out as aproximate 40Kb

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