Break down C++ code size

Question

I\'m looking for a nice Stack Overflow-style answer to the first question in the old blog post C++ Code Size, which I\'ll repeat below:

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Answer 1

In most C compilers there is a way to generate a .map file. This file lists all of the compiled libraries their address and their size. You can use that map file to help you determine which files you should be looking to optimize first.