Stephan wrote:
> (C), Some people were (and some still are) confused:
> packing an executable does _not_ have to be undone
> by the end user; in fact, the end user need never
> ever EVER know about it. There _are_no_drawbacks_.
> No compute cost, no memory cost, only a space
> savings. Which isn't bad. Few things in life
> come with no drawbacks. Take advantage of the ones
> that do.
Fewer people are confused than you think.
I would not take *anyone's* word that "there _are_no_drawbacks_" without completely
convincing test data showing that under a variety of conditions, performance is
*identical* with and without executable compression.
And personally, for a savings of a few hundred K, IT'S NOT WORTH IT to do that testing.
Rest assured that if the executable does end up being compressed in the general
release, many users will either refuse to upgrade or will specifically uncompress it
to restore the status quo.
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