Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/11/20/16:35:26
From: | "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Musenet@pineight.8m.com>
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Subject: | Re: Exe size help
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Date: | Sat, 20 Nov 1999 21:05:02 GMT
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Raul Carolus <carolura AT luther DOT edu> wrote:
> Ok, I'm baffled, my exe compiled from C++, using Allegro and the Allegttf
> libraries is well over 1 meg. Everything I've tried to reduce the size
> (optimizing out the wazoo, no debug, even the stuff in the Allegro
> documnetation didn't help much) has only resulted in a 50k or so
reduction.
>
> What else can I try to get my exe size down? Thanks.
If you want a 5:1 compression ratio vs. the debug version,
get UPX at
http://upx.tsx.org/
If that URL doesn't work, go to
http://www.nexus.hu/upx/
It worked for DOSArena, the DOS version of Free Puzzle Arena.
http://yerricde.tripod.com/binaries/
Damian Yerrick
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