At least for the programs I write (mostly TSR's), there is additional
functionality provided if the executable is not compressed. Specifically, if
you TYPE the executable program file (e.g., "TYPE FileName.com"), you will see
some usable information displayed on the screen. For TSR's, this is
Hi,
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Frantisek Hanzlik wrote:
>
> Thus, what is Your opinion on the use of UPX?
I think it's good and works well. Sure, if you don't have any local
restrictions (bandwidth limits, mail attachment limits, slow upload
time, limited disk size, or similar), it may not
Hello,
It depends. Here is some data to consider:
For mTCP I distribute 11 executables in two different forms - UPX
compressed and standard. The UPX versions sum to 496KB. The original
versions sum to 824KB. The UPX versions require 60% of the space of the
originals.
On a low-end 8088 cl
Frantisek Hanzlik schreef op 4-5-2014 11:17:
> Hi all more experienced,
>
> I'm trying to revise and update dosemu-freedos package (subset of
> FreeDOS stuff used in DOSEMU usual installation) and I'm not sure,
> what is better - whether packaged programs by UPX or not. Actual
> dosemu-freedos-1.0-
Hi all more experienced,
I'm trying to revise and update dosemu-freedos package (subset of
FreeDOS stuff used in DOSEMU usual installation) and I'm not sure,
what is better - whether packaged programs by UPX or not. Actual
dosemu-freedos-1.0-bin.tgz contains 40+ binaries, roughly half of
them is p
