blitzmax file size

I created a program and I used the framework assist to make the file smaller.
release mode without framework assist I get 1.23MB
release mode with framewor assist I get 1.22MB
then I tried also with debug
debug mode without framework assist I get 2.46MB
debug mode with Framework assist I get 851KB

why is debug mode with framework assist smaller
than release mode with framework assist? it doesn't make sence to me.

this is the program I am testing it on:

Strict
Framework BRL.GLMax2D
Import BRL.FreeTypeFont
Import BRL.PNGLoader
SetGraphicsDriver GLMax2DDriver()

Graphics 800,600

SetBlend(alphablend)
Local size:Int = 32
Local r:Timagefont = LoadImageFont("c:\windows\fonts\cour.TTF",size)
If r = Null Notify "windows font not found";End
SetImageFont(r)

For Local y:Int = 0 Until 16
	For Local x:Int = 0 Until 16
		DrawText Chr(y*16+x),x*size,y*size
	Next
Next
Local pixmap:TPixmap = GrabPixmap(0,size*2+9,512,512)
If SavePixmapPNG(pixmap,"mypng.png") Notify "ok mypng.png file created"
Cls
DrawPixmap(pixmap,30,30)
SetAlpha .2
DrawRect(30,30,512,512)
SetAlpha 1.0
DrawText "press a key to continue",200,550
Flip()
WaitKey()

it assumes the TTF font is in the standard windows dir.

release mode; with framework/imports, 562kb. without framework/imports, 1.24mb.

debug mods; with framework/imports, 851kb. without framework/imports, 2.48mb.


what exactly did u change when u built with "release mode without framework assist"?

here's how I built it
with framework/imports would be

Framework BRL.GLMax2D
Import BRL.FreeTypeFont
Import BRL.PNGLoader

and without would be

'Framework BRL.GLMax2D
'Import BRL.FreeTypeFont
'Import BRL.PNGLoader

Also what version of mingw are you using?

Same Numbers as Plash Here.

Plash that is the way I checked. for wingw I assume is what everyone is using. I got it from the link in the tutorial by bot builder. I think is MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe.
I tryed to access it again but the link is dead.
anyway it has been a long time sence I rebuld the modules. I am going to rebuld them and see what happens.

is blitzmax updated to 1.24? and have you done a syncmod recently?

573,952 bytes in release mode with framework, using MinGW 5.0.2

that is weard, I had to remove the installation completely and reinstall it to work right. cause when I installed over it, it still wouldn't work. finally!
now I get 576,000 bytes with framework in release mode. and 266kb compressed with winrar which is what I was looking for.

If you want to get it even smaller, I strongly suggest taking a look at UPX. (Free executable file packer)
With the --ultra-brute parameter, it shrinks the .exe down to 245KB (while still remaining a stand-alone .exe)

Packing this with WinRAR drops another 1KB to 244KB, but that's not really worth the hassle anymore.

(Thanks to UPX I've made a couple of command-line utilities that are only ~35KB in size... Anything with a graphics context adds a chunk in size, though)

Thanks xlsior. I will look in to it for future use. Got any links?

http://upx.sourceforge.net/#download

You probably want the Win32 Console version download.

And remember the --ultra-brute flag -- takes a little longer, but gets you the best compression.

thanks.