> For the 2904165 build - did you compile the classes with both > debug=false, and sane=false in your ant.properties ? > I suspect the 2904165 size is probably because the classes were built with debug=true > > Sunitha.
Yes, you are exactly right. Re-building with debug=false in my ant.properties causes me to get jar files that are basically identical in size to the ones from the binary distribution. May I suggest that a paragraph about "debug=true/false" be added to section 3.2 of http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/db/derby/code/trunk/BUILDING.txt, as I completely was unaware that I could set a debug property in my ant.properties file. Something like: - debug This variable defines whether the java compiler should be run in debug mode or not. In debug mode, extra information about line numbers and local variables is emitted into the class files, allowing for source level debugging and for stack traces with line numbers. Setting the 'debug' variable will cause your JAR files to be much larger, however. The default value for this variable is 'true'. debug=false thanks, bryan
