[DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG

[Jeremy Coulter]

Cunning ;-)

Jeremy 

-----Original Message-----
From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On
Behalf Of Nahum.Wild
Sent: 21 June 2005 22:43
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG


We use a different product, can't remember the name but it does exactly the
same thing.  The one additional advantage we didn't figure on was that the
application loads quicker due the the less HD read time needed for our 8mb
after compression exe - it would normally be about 20mb.

I added a feature a while ago that stores DFM data in a separate file with
the exe instead of in it's resource section.  This allowed our application
of over 1000 forms to load under win95/98 and reduced the exe further by
several MB.  The DFM files are basically copied straight into the resource
section without any compression or anything.  Our external file is
compressed.


Nahum.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2005 20:37 p.m.
> To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG
> 
> Ross answered he question for me...:-)
> 
> FYI, I use this for every app. I sell or use internally, and have 
> never struck an issue.
> No Performance issues or anything.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On Behalf Of Ross Levis
> Sent: 21 June 2005 20:21
> To: mhoward at pslog.co.nz; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG
> 
> It stays permanently small and executes that way.  It basically 
> uncompresses itself as it loads into RAM.
> 
> Regards,
> Ross.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Howard" <mhoward at pslog.co.nz>
> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG
> 
> 
> Does the executable run in it's compressed form? or do you still have 
> to extract it at the far end?
> Mark
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:36:46 +1200, Ross Levis 
> <ross at stationplaylist.com> wrote:
> 
> > I think Jeremy means UPX http://upx.sourceforge.net.  I use
> it for all
> > my applications.  It makes the final installation program
> smaller and
> > quicker to download.
> >
> > I added a shortcut to the SendTo folder so I can just
> right-click an
> > executable and Send To -> UPX and it's done.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ross.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John" <john at padasy.co.nz>
> > To: "DUG" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:13 AM
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG
> >
> >
> > Sound interesting! Where can I find info about UPXG? Could not find 
> > any on the web under UPXG.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremy Coulter [mailto:vss at vss.co.nz]
> > Sent: Monday, 20 June 2005 8:24 p.m.
> > To: john at padasy.co.nz; 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
> > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's
> >
> >
> > It does not include ll controls, but I have not used it a while. I 
> > also use UPXG which shrinks normal exes by HEAPS!! Like a 7MB exe 
> > becomes abour 2.4mb
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
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