How Do I get the Executable Files Size down?

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Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#1]

here the code of Twister Demo as I have Compress it and it gone down to 615k......Surely should go down under 200k if possible with codes tweaking?

On Blitzplus...The Executable Files size is 315k when been Compress where the BlitzMax is 615k!


Const xRes = 800, yRes = 600
Const Pos1=175,Pos2=375

Global a#,x1#,x2#,x3#,x4#,ang#=0,amp#=7

HideMouse

Type Twister
     Field X1#,X2#,X3#,X4#

     Function twister()
       For a=1 To 600 Step 2
           x1=((Sin((a/amp)+ang))*100)+300
           x2=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90))*100)+300
           x3=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90*2))*100)+300
           x4=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90*3))*100)+300

           SetColor 255,0,255
           If x1<x2
              DrawLine x1-Pos1,a,x2-Pos1,a;DrawLine x1+Pos2,a,x2+Pos2,a
	   End If			
		
	   SetColor 0,0,255
	   If x2<x3
	      DrawLine x2-Pos1,a,x3-Pos1,a;DrawLine x2+Pos2,a,x3+Pos2,a
	   End If			
		
	   SetColor 0,255,0
	   If x3<x4
	      DrawLine x3-Pos1,a,x4-Pos1,a;DrawLine x3+Pos2,a,x4+Pos2,a
	   End If		
		
	   SetColor 255,255,0
	   If x4<x1
	      DrawLine x4-Pos1,a,x1-Pos1,a;DrawLine x4+Pos2,a,x1+Pos2,a
	   End If
      Next
	   ang=ang+2
	   If ang=360 Then ang=0
    End Function
End Type

SetGraphicsDriver GLMax2DDriver()

Graphics xRes,yRes,0
Global _Draw:Twister=New Twister
Repeat
      _Draw.twister()
      Flip
      Cls
      Delay 20;
Until KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE)
End

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andy_mc

(Posted 2011) [#2]

try this:
http://upx.sourceforge.net/

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#3]

Yes, that what I have done and I guess you haven't read it properly when I say "here the code of Twister Demo as I have COMPRESS it and it gone down to 615k!"

EOF	(Posted 2011) [#4]

Try adding this at the top of the code. This will ensure the source code is compiled using ONLY the modules needed, rather than everything

Framework BRL.GLMax2D
Import BRL.Math
Import BRL.PolledInput

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#5]

Thanks Jim :)

When I have Compress it and it gone down to 59k! Woot :)

Here the Blitz Max Twister Demo Executable but not finished yet
http://www.mediafire.com/?a0112yah69hhdjc

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TomToad

(Posted 2011) [#6]

Check out FrameWork Assistant http://homepage.ntlworld.com/config/fa/
It will help you figure out what modules you need to import.

Jesse

(Posted 2011) [#7]

out of content:
@Hotshot2005
you really need to work on those OOP skills or stay out of it. ;-).

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#8]

Hello Jesse :)

It`s possible to make the Twister Code shorter than what I have done?

Thanks TomToad as I know about that :)

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Htbaa

(Posted 2011) [#9]

Also, be sure you do a Release build, and not a Debug build. A Debug build eats up quite some space as well.

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#10]

Well it got

Quick Build
Debuild Build(I do know it create huge File size!)
Threaded Build(Not sure about this one as it seem to me that it like multi core threads)
Build GUI App

It doesnt have Release Build in there but if you talking about Quick Build as could that be it?

I dont used Any of those when come releasing the Executable files :)

Jesse

(Posted 2011) [#11]

not really smaller code but a bit more logical and OOP-ish. Fields do not play nicely with functions so while you declared the fields, they served no purpose.

Strict
Const xRes = 800, yRes = 600

HideMouse

Type TTwister
     Field X1#,X2#,X3#,X4#
	Field ang#=0,amp#=7
	
	Const Pos1=175,Pos2=375

    Method draw()
       For Local a# = 1 To 600 Step 2
           x1=((Sin((a/amp)+ang))*100)+300
           x2=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90))*100)+300
           x3=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90*2))*100)+300
           x4=((Sin((a/amp)+ang+90*3))*100)+300

           SetColor 255,0,255
           If x1<x2
              DrawLine x1-Pos1,a,x2-Pos1,a;DrawLine x1+Pos2,a,x2+Pos2,a
	   End If			
		
	   SetColor 0,0,255
	   If x2<x3
	      DrawLine x2-Pos1,a,x3-Pos1,a;DrawLine x2+Pos2,a,x3+Pos2,a
	   End If			
		
	   SetColor 0,255,0
	   If x3<x4
	      DrawLine x3-Pos1,a,x4-Pos1,a;DrawLine x3+Pos2,a,x4+Pos2,a
	   End If		
		
	   SetColor 255,255,0
	   If x4<x1
	      DrawLine x4-Pos1,a,x1-Pos1,a;DrawLine x4+Pos2,a,x1+Pos2,a
	   End If
      Next
	   ang=ang+2
	   If ang=360 Then ang=0
    End Method
End Type

SetGraphicsDriver GLMax2DDriver()

Graphics xRes,yRes,0
Local twister:TTwister=New TTwister
Repeat
      twister.draw()
      Flip
      Cls
      Delay 20;
Until KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE)
End

and please use strict or SuperStrict.

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releas mode is un-ticked debug mode.

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xlsior

(Posted 2011) [#12]

'Release Build' is the opposite of 'Debug Build' -- in debug build there is a lot of additional information tracked that can help troubleshoot problems with program execution, at a penalty of much slower speed and larger file size. Disabling debug build means you're doing a release build.

Threaded Build allows a program to add multi-threading commands to take advantage of multiple cores, and involves the use of a different garbage collector in the program. Unless you actually write your program to use the multithreaded commands there really is no benefit in enabling that flag.

Build GUI app will prevent your program from trying to open a console window on launch, and for 99.9% of programs you want to check that option.

Quick Build will prevent Blitzmax from re-compiling all the dependencies that it thinks haven't changed since your latest compile. Enabling it will decrease your compile times, but you may have weird behaviour if you updated any libraries, minGW, or blitzmax versions since the last compile.

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#13]

Thanks Jesse

please use strict or SuperStrict.

I know how important it is and Should be using it! :)

There is one things that I didn't know was that you can put Constant inside Type which was interesting...

There is another things that also different is that you used Methods where I used Functions....

Interesting :)

Thanks for Information xlsior :)

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Jesse

(Posted 2011) [#14]

Methods accesses the fields, methods and fields can only be accessed when the object has been instantiated. you can access the function with out having created an instance of the class but the fields will not be accessible through the function wether its been instantiated or not.

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Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#15]

I see....Interesting :)

Jesse

(Posted 2011) [#16]

have you been trough the OOP tutorials in the tutorials section?

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SLotman

(Posted 2011) [#17]

I don't know if this is smaller, but sure it's faster :)

     Method draw()
       For Local a# = 1 To 600 Step 2
           Local aa#=(a/amp) + ang
           Local s1#=Sin(aa)*100
	   Local s2#=Sin(aa+90)*100
           x1= s1 + 300
           x2= s2 + 300
           x3=-s1 + 300
           x4=-s2 + 300

           If x1<x2 
              SetColor 255,0,255
              DrawLine x1-Pos1,a,x2-Pos1,a;DrawLine x1+Pos2,a,x2+Pos2,a
	   Else
	      ' x3 < x4
	      SetColor 0,255,0
	      DrawLine x3-Pos1,a,x4-Pos1,a;DrawLine x3+Pos2,a,x4+Pos2,a
	   End If			
		
	   If x2<x3
	      SetColor 0,0,255
	      DrawLine x2-Pos1,a,x3-Pos1,a;DrawLine x2+Pos2,a,x3+Pos2,a
	   End If			
						
	   If x4<x1
	      SetColor 255,255,0
	      DrawLine x4-Pos1,a,x1-Pos1,a;DrawLine x4+Pos2,a,x1+Pos2,a
	   End If
       Next
       ang=ang+2
    End Method

Edit: optimized a little bit more, now for sure it will be smaller :)

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andy_mc

(Posted 2011) [#18]

Don't be rude, I was only trying to help. you didn't say you'd used upx, you just mentioned compression, and in not very good English grammar either. So don't ask if you're just going to moan at answers you get. For all I know you meant WinZIP!

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#19]

The BlitzMax IDE couldnt Compressed(well the Files size would be 1.33MB!) itself when You make a program hence why It been Compressed(i.e. everyone know it from Upx!)

in not very good English grammar either.

My English is'nt great as it took me 11 Years of English(From age 3 to 14!) to my get Speech(and writings) up to hearing World Standard(yes..My speech is hell of better than what I write or type on here(it is Hard to explain on different between the two but if I take you to Doncaster College for deaf and look round what all those deaf people do and see the different on their English Grammars and also their speech!

It will OPEN YOUR EYES for sure!!

There is no way that Winzip could Compressed from 1.33MB down to 615k...impossible!

P.S. Thanks for change Code SLotman :)
P.S.S. It take while to get round the OOP Jesse:)

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SLotman

(Posted 2011) [#20]

Winzip can compress text much better than that :)

Try creating a text file, filled with '0', and watch it disappear before your eyes :)
(Once I compressed a 100mb 'empty' file into a few kb)

Hotshot2005

(Posted 2011) [#21]

I thought Winrar is much better than Winzip is'nt it?

AltanilConard

(Posted 2011) [#22]

You have more pressing matters then the size of your program to consider...

Global _Draw:Twister=New Twister

Function twister()

Screws a lot of conventions and OOP concepts. Also speed is almost always more important than size.

(i.e. everyone know it from Upx!)

Never heard from Upx (and I've looked into compression).

xlsior

(Posted 2011) [#23]

Never heard from Upx (and I've looked into compression).

That surprises me -- UPX really is -the- executable packer out there, and is commonly used. Blide even has an option to automatically compress generated exe's with UPX.

AltanilConard

(Posted 2011) [#24]

That surprises me

I looked at it and now that surprises me as well. Still, looking at the original post, andy_mc made a very sensible suggestion getting an insensible reply.

Czar Flavius

(Posted 2011) [#25]

It's good to know how to use the framework and import commands to get your executable size down. However, in general I wouldn't use them in your programs for every day developing and experimenting. You will waste time micromanaging which imports you need or don't and they will change all the time. I'm sure your harddrive can take the extra 500k :)

So know it exists, ignore it, until you release your game to the public, and then do it!

It also puzzles me when people put them in code samples they share on the forum. You are not sending the exe itself, and it just complicates the example which usually has nothing to do with a question on the import commands!

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Jesse

(Posted 2011) [#26]

I agree with all you mentioned Czar with the exception that some websites have a limit on file size and I think hotshot needs it to upload it to to a website that has a limit to the file size which can be uploaded to it. I believe the file size is under 200k bites.

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Czar Flavius

(Posted 2011) [#27]

That is release to the public ;)

matt!

(Posted 2011) [#28]

Check out FrameWork Assistant http://homepage.ntlworld.com/config/fa/
It will help you figure out what modules you need to import.

Thanks @TomToad