On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Martin Zibricky <[email protected]>wrote:
> Laurence píše v So 25. 05. 2013 v 03:30 -0700: > > Also, in my view, I think the default setting for UPX should be > > *disabled* regardless of the application. In my view, the main problem > > of single file bundles is not their size but their slow startup time. > > Disabling UPX should speed up this process slightly. As we know UPX is > > also sometimes creating completely broken PyQT (Pyside?) applications, > > there is a chance that it is breaking other applications too. The > > console error reports are not helpful either. Python just crashes. > > Users of PyInstaller will just think that it doesn't work. > > So do you think it is safer and less error prone to have upx disabled by > default? > Yes. I think upx should be disabled by default. > > Does anyone else think upx should be disabled by default? > > So then we should replace the option --noupx by --upx? > > My uses of PyInstaller are specifically for creating PyQt applications. So, I might be biased. The upx problem is a complete show stopper for PyQT apps. Also, upx doesn't even noticeably shrink the size of my apps. I have no use for it. Laurence. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PyInstaller" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pyinstaller?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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