Question

already delphi win32 exe size is ~850 kb , do they have any roadmap of making exe size bit smaller,(i know that the size is because of vcl unicode RTTI and many more ),delphi compiles the whole unit even only a small function in the unit is needed. so is there any facilities to do so,or third party products are there , (i know kol and mck do the same)

Answer 1

I doubt that exe size is much of a concern for the Delphi team, or even for most of the users as well. As you noticed, unicode and new RTTI increase the size, and while you can turn of new RTTI there really is not much else you can do about it.

In general each new Delphi version produced larger exes, I don’t see this trend changing.

As for compiling whole units that isn’t correct, unless you compile packages the compiler will not include non used methods and declarations.

If exe size is important you don’t have much choice. If you don’t need unicode and other new features then using D2007 or D7 or even D2 is an option.

You can use exe packers such as UPX.

If you build a set of applications you can reduce total size by using shared packages.

Also check out these:

• What Can I Do To Reduce My Executable’s Size (Delphi)?
• Delphi EXE compressor?
• delphi xe disable RTTI