I am really surprised by these numbers.
I think both versions are compiled with Java 1.5.
It seems strange that the increase in size would be due to the use of new
language features (Generics, ...)
Bob, can you check inside the .jar files to see what files are causing this
?
All class files have increased or only some ?
Nico
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Robert Hanson <hans...@stolaf.edu> wrote:
> Well, SHOOT! It looks like our shift to Java 1.5 caused quite the increase
> in Jar file size. Every class file is about 30% larger, as reflected in the
> following differences:
>
> Jmol 12.0 JmolApplet.jar
>
> 1.986 Mb
>
> Jmol 12.1 JmolApplet.jar
>
> 2.419 Mb
>
>
> I guess I have to say I'm surprised and disappointed. I know - all these
> numbers are large - but I've tried very hard to keep these as low as
> possible. It's disappointing to see that just changing to a newer version of
> Java - primarily for maintenance purposes, since the upgrade didn't give us
> any new capability at all - resulted in such a large increase in file size
> across the board.
>
> I think I'm still glad we did that, but still, this is sad to see. Any
> ideas?
>
> Bob
>
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