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1.4 executable size??

by John Klima · in Torque Game Engine · 03/05/2006 (10:33 am) · 4 replies

Hi all,

i just noticed something strange, the exe size for 1.4 upon download is appx 1meg, while when i recompile, it is up to appx 3meg. why is this? is there a compiler setting i can use to make it nice and small like in the download?

or is there something i don't understand :) prolly the case.

best,
j
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Torque Owner Chris Byars
Ion Productions
#1
03/05/2006 (10:41 am)
By using this fancy thing:

www.ion-productions.com/search.jpg
I came up with:

Quote:If something compiled from the same piece of code varies in size it usually depends on a number of factors: if its retail or debug, what compiler you use, compiler options (optimization and such), etc...

Quote:The demo is also packed with upx before distribution so you won't be able to match its size just with compiler options

and

Packing your game with UPX

Torque Owner John Klima
eLeMeNO
#2
03/05/2006 (11:15 am)
Thanks for the quick reply!

sorry next time i'll make sure you approve my question before i post. :)

i never noticed a size difference in the past, assumed it was a 1.4 thing, and prolly didnt have anything to search for yet.

peace.
ps upx looks cool.

Torque Owner Chris Byars
Ion Productions
#3
03/05/2006 (11:37 am)
Lol I don't mean to be rude, I just enjoy using my new red circled search image to point out that searching yields some great stuff.

Torque Owner John Klima
eLeMeNO
#4
03/05/2006 (12:20 pm)
No offense taken, yer graphic is quite nice, and indeed searching does yield results. but sometimes, just a word out of place and *poof* nuthin.