2015-05-07 17:54 GMT+02:00 Sandro Cumerlato <[email protected]>:
> I'd like to recommend you to STRIP and UPX executables under Windows. > > Initial executables size: > lazarus.exe 170859359 bytes (*) > lazbuild.exe 52797635 bytes > startlazarus.exe 15897492 bytes > > after STRIP and UPX: > lazarus.exe 4093952 bytes (*) > lazbuild.exe 1653760 bytes > startlazarus.exe 1653760 bytes > > executables size is reduced to: > lazarus.exe 2% of the original size > lazbuild.exe 3% of the original size > startlazarus.exe 10% of the original size > > ...and Lazarus (*) starts as a real cheetah! :) > > Just my 2 cents. > Some anti-virus software consider UPXed executables as potentially dangerous. So while this idea often works, I suggest it is better left as an option to the users. -- Frederic Da Vitoria (davitof) Membre de l'April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - http://www.april.org
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