/vr/ - Retro Games

>Store all resources in arrays and have the compiler load them into RAM automatically
>All resources loaded and available at all times. Pretty comfy, but uses too much RAM
>Change it so resources are stored in ROM and loaded manually as needed
>Start compiling
>It's taking forever
>Look at the task manager
>The compiler is writing hundreds of MB per second
>Look at the ROM file
>It's over 40 GB and growing fast
>Panic, force kill the compiler
>Spend several hours looking for a solution
>Eventually find a solution
>The solution is really fucking stupid
>Rename a few output sections in the linker file
>It compiles and works perfectly
Why me?

If I compile the ROM to ihex format (basically a text file of hexadecimal numbers), then it works even without the "solution". On top of that, the ihex files are identical either way. It makes no fucking sense. fml.