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March 26, 2014, 03:42:37 AM
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Why is the new version 0.9.0 zipped file 64MB in size, while the 32-bit and 64-bit files are only 12MB in size? Isn't a zipped file supposed to be smaller in size than the normal (unzipped) file? What are we getting in the 64MB file, that we are not getting if we download the 12MB file?
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March 26, 2014, 04:44:51 PM
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Quote from: TaxTom on March 26, 2014, 03:42:37 AM
Why is the new version 0.9.0 zipped file 64MB in size, while the 32-bit and 64-bit files are only 12MB in size? Isn't a zipped file supposed to be smaller in size than the normal (unzipped) file? What are we getting in the 64MB file, that we are not getting if we download the 12MB file?

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March 26, 2014, 10:24:25 PM
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look inside the .zip. there's 5x2 executables, plus the source.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

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March 28, 2014, 10:00:30 AM
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There is a some overhead of multiple executables because they are statically linked.

It'd be an option to use dynamic linking and ship a barrel of DLLs along with the executables, but having an independent .exe can be useful.
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March 29, 2014, 06:48:29 AM
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Agree, if there would be an independent .exe  file it would be useful and more convenient
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March 29, 2014, 09:00:40 AM
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Quote from: ViewSonic on March 29, 2014, 06:48:29 AM
Agree, if there would be an independent .exe  file it would be useful and more convenient
The exes are in the distribution are independent. If you download the zip you can place them anywhere.
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