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Dark GDK / Large exe filesize!

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Steve O
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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:07
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Is there a way to bring down the filesize of the produced executable?
This code:


...produces in Debug mode: 3.68 MB
and in Release mode: 2.39 MB

i know you can compress the exe with an exe-compressor but im wondering if there's some setting in VC++ that can be changed in order to reduce the filesize...


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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:08 Edited at: 15th Dec 2004 18:09
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Nope - thats around the minimum size.
You could try fiddling around with optimisation, but that generally doesn't affect the program size.

VS .Net produces bigger executables than VS6, by the way.

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Steve O
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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:09
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ok, i'll just use an exe-compressor then.


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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:20
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i suppose one doesnt have to use

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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:37
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@Steve O

Go into Project Settings > C++ > Code Generation and under runtime library, try switching from Single/Multi-Threaded Static Library to either of the DLL options.


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Steve O
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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 18:54
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"Single-threaded(/ML)" produces the smallest exe of all options, but still the 2.39 MB Release Mode filesize.


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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 19:10
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I bet your using VS .Net...

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Steve O
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Posted: 15th Dec 2004 20:30
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yep


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Yes. Most of my programs are 1.5 - 1.92 megs and that is a full game! I'm using VS6

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Posted: 16th Dec 2004 02:35 Edited at: 16th Dec 2004 02:36
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Does Size really matter that much when Considering the processing power of CPU's today and the internet as it is now with many folks using Broadband? A 3 meg exe is not uncommon these days.
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Cellbloc Studios
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Well, yes. I'm in Honduras and the bandwidth is not that great. It takes me almost 10 hours to download a 5 meg file.

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Benjamin
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And 2.39 MB is a lot considering the program does virtually nothing.

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Thats the problem with a static library is that you have to link in the entire library when making the EXE as opposed to DLLs or using something like ATL (ActiveX Template Library) in which only the parts you use are compiled into the final executable.
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Wow since when do people complain about 1.9mbs Dude I would only start complaining about my games when they start hitting 1gb. Got one that is over 2gb(counting all models and images and sounds) that i wrote with c++
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