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doc: update FAQ on binary sizes

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In the binary sizes FAQ, the approximate size of a Go hello world
binary was said to be 1.5MB (it was about 1.6MB on go1.7 on
linux/amd64). Sadly, this is no longer true. A Go1.10 hello world is
2.0MB, and in 1.11 it'll be about 2.5MB.

Just say "a couple megabytes" to stop this dance.

Change-Id: Ib4dc13a47ccd51327c1a9d90d4116f79597513a4
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/110069
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
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Alberto Donizetti 2018-04-30 12:30:58 +02:00
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@ -1861,12 +1861,11 @@ type checks, reflection, and even panic-time stack traces.
</p>
<p>
A simple C "hello, world" program compiled and linked statically using gcc
on Linux is around 750 kB,
including an implementation of <code>printf</code>.
An equivalent Go program using <code>fmt.Printf</code>
is around 1.5 MB, but
that includes more powerful run-time support and type information.
A simple C "hello, world" program compiled and linked statically using
gcc on Linux is around 750 kB, including an implementation of
<code>printf</code>. An equivalent Go program using
<code>fmt.Printf</code> weighs a couple megabytes, but that includes
more powerful run-time support, and type and debugging information.
</p>
<h3 id="unused_variables_and_imports">