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Improve size optimization flags for MSVC builds

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      Looks like the binary size optimization flags are not ideal when compiling with MSVC.
      On other compilers (gcc/clang) the current size optimization flags lead in most cases to smaller libraries. On MSVC this seems to be not the case, the libs often get larger when optimizing for SIZE.

      For example jvm.dll (build with VS2022) with current -Os size optimization
      20M images/jdk/bin/server/jvm.dll

      with -O1 set for size optimization
      13M images/jdk/bin/server/jvm.dll

      See the doc from MSVC about "optimize for size"
      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/o1-o2-minimize-size-maximize-speed?view=msvc-170
      "The /O1 option sets the individual optimization options that create the smallest code in the majority of cases."
      The Os option is only a part of the size minimization flag set :
      /O1 (Minimize Size) equivalent to /Og /Os /Oy /Ob2 /GF /Gy

            mbaesken Matthias Baesken
            mbaesken Matthias Baesken
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