Why is my C++ executable so big? [duplicate]

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GCC C++ “Hello World” program -> .exe is 500kb big when compiled on Windows. How can I reduce its size?

I've just started reading some C++ online tutorials and the first lesson was the Hello World program. When I compile the program to an executable, the size is over 400kb even though it's just a simple Hello World console program. Should it be this big? If not, why is it happening? Am I doing something wrong?

Here is the source:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    cout<<"Hello World";
    cin.get();
}

Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

Statically linking the C and/or C++ runtime can greatly increase the size. Also, compiling your program to include debugging information can increase the size.