== Why does my application have a larger code size when compiled with GCC? ==

The same application, when  built with GCC, will take up more code space than when built with Diab.

The Diab Compiler supports [[VLE]] instructions and OpenECU enables this feature to make the application code as compact as possible.  GCC does not support VLE, so the application is built with non-VLE instructions which use more code memory.

 *  In general, GCC applications will be about 50% bigger than code generated by Diab.