On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, I wrote: >> > > I do neither use Lazarus, nor MSEide, but if executable size is really >> > > important, L> there is something called KOL (I didn't use it either). As I have read, it's currently L> compilable by FPC.
It's in russian, this is my first source of information about KOL http://phantom.atspace.com/kolforfpcru.html (I got message about it from russian mail list about FPC.) Me again: >> > > Speaking of bigger applications, I don't see much difference between 6 >> > > or 30 Mb L> executables... >> > Try downloading them over a 56k modem ;-) >> Try downloading a 6M one using a trained parrot (read: 300 baud). Where do >> you put the border of what is "normal"? I. Downloads. Well, I download via one of three ways: (well, almost) 1. <= 3Mb --- from office (paid traffic) 2. 3Mb <= <=100Mb --- from home overnight (I have 33600 baud modem and don't plan to upgrade:) 3. 100 Mb <= --- from friends' one or another unlimited traffic broadband connection (256 Kb --- 100 Mb) In the third case I have to change my route (to visit them) or wait for occasion (parties included) (to get burned DVD with what I asked them to download). I really do download 6-30 Mb packages in similar way. I really do use for this range even more slow connection than 56K. II. Hard disk. Home computer: one photo is 3-12 Mb (compressed). I have thousands and don't think it's very uncommon or something. Office: no photos. Plenty of free space. L> I ask, why are we promoting compiled languages then? L> It sounds like interpretters would suit us better. Because L> 1. hardware is so cheap L> 2. size and memory are not all that important any more. L> I think this is poor marketing for FPC: telling people that size/bloat is not an issue. L> Then what good is FPC for us? FPC is a compiled language! The whole point of a compiled L> language, is to have SOME advantage over an interpreted L> language. What is this advantage, L> if not size/memory/footprint? I don't see any advantages. I like speed. I can only kinda quote/repeat: look at good commercial compiler binaries optimized for speed. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
