I also use it.. an app with debugging at 25mb becomes about 5-6mb. its excellent.
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Jeremy Coulter <[email protected]> wrote: > You could also use UPXG which compresses and does some other bits and > pieces > to the exe to make it smaller. > I have used it for at least 8 years and never had a problem. A 19mb exe > goes > to just over 6mb! > > Jeremy C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robo > Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2012 17:25 > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] How to reduce size of Delphi XE2/DevExpress compiled > exe? > > Thanks, do you know exactly where that is? > > Is it Component > Install Packages, then un-tick all the 'ExpressSkins > Library Uses Clause AutoFill Helper'? > > Robo > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jeremy North <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Make sure you don't have the 300 skins that come with devexpress > included. > > > > There is an option in the IDE to disabled them for a project or for all > > time. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Colin Johnsun <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Delphi XE2 carries over a lot of meta information for use with the > >> RTTI. This may be the cause of the bloat in size. > >> > >> There are compiler options which you can use to switch it off. See the > >> link below: > >> > >> > >> > > http://delphi.about.com/b/2011/07/26/create-smaller-delphi-xe-executables-re > move-rtti-pack-exe.htm > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Colin > >> > >> On 23 August 2012 13:41, Robo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > If I compile the attached project in Delphi XE2, which only contains a > >> > blank form, I get a 7MB exe. > >> > > >> > If I start using DevExpress components, what used to be a 5MB exe in > >> > Delphi 2005 turns into a 25MB exe in XE2. > >> > > >> > - What can I do to reduce the size? The blank project would have been > >> > about 500KB in previous versions of Delphi. > >> > - How can I keep the file size down when using DevExpress components? > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > >> > Post: [email protected] > >> > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > >> > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] > >> > Subject: unsubscribe > >> _______________________________________________ > >> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > >> Post: [email protected] > >> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > >> Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > >> Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > > Post: [email protected] > > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > > Subject: unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe > -- Kyley Harris Harris Software +64-21-671-821
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