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MadMike

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Why the size increase?
« on: July 31, 2014, 01:44:25 pm »
Just a quick question.

I have a small program written using Delphi (Turbo Delphi). The exe is about 560kb.

After importing into Lazarus, tidying up a few things, altering printing procedures so they work, etc. the size has ballooned to over 14MB.

Is this normal?

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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2014, 02:08:44 pm »
It is normal, and you can make it less. See here.
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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2014, 02:54:04 pm »
Thanks, interesting read.

A quick compile after doing this:

1. Project|Compiler Options|Code|Smart Linkable (-CX) -> Checked
2. Project|Compiler Options|Linking|Debugging| Uncheck all except Strip Symbols From Executable (-Xs)
3. Project|Compiler Options|Linking|Link Style|Link Smart (-XX) -> Checked

did not reduce the size, however.

I'll keep reading...

Mike
« Last Edit: July 31, 2014, 02:57:43 pm by MadMike »
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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2014, 03:02:58 pm »
Ahah!

Unchecked 'Generate debugging info for GDB (slower / increases exe size)'

Now size is 1.6MB.

Are the instructions on the FAQ out of date?

All I have to do now is understand the other 90% of Lazarus I don't understand and I'll be set.

Thanks,

Mike
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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2014, 03:47:16 pm »
Xs should strip what -g adds. If it doesn't there's probably a bug somewhere... It may well already be documented...
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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2014, 09:32:52 pm »
Depending on your Lazarus version, there was a bug -Xs doesn't work when -g (and its variants) exist. But it should no longer be the case with recent version.
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Re: Why the size increase?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2014, 01:25:07 am »
Quote from: Leledumbo on July 31, 2014, 09:32:52 pm
But it should no longer be the case with recent version.
To OP: that's why it's always useful to post Lazarus, Operating System version...
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