Show executable size after successful build?

[PeterPanettone 157]

After a successful build, this message is shown:

 

 

Is it possible to show the size of the executable file as additional information in the Messages window?

[dummzeuch 1505]

34 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

After a successful build, this message is shown:

 

 

Is it possible to show the size of the executable file as additional information in the Messages window?

There is no built in option for that, but a plugin could add this information.

[PeterPanettone 157]

7 minutes ago, dummzeuch said:

There is no built in option for that, but a plugin could add this information.

Do you mean GExperts could achieve this, formatted as MB with two decimal digits? That would be wonderful!

[dummzeuch 1505]

46 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

Do you mean GExperts could achieve this, formatted as MB with two decimal digits? That would be wonderful!

GExperts as well as any other IDE plugin.

[PeterPanettone 157]

Please add this option to GExperts as soon as possible. Many users will be happy about it! Thank you!

[David Heffernan 2345]

Doesn't seem very useful to me. I wouldn't prioritise this. 

[Brandon Staggs 276]

On 7/27/2024 at 12:58 PM, PeterPanettone said:

Please add this option to GExperts as soon as possible. Many users will be happy about it! Thank you!

Really? Why?

[PeterPanettone 157]

Well, the size of the executable created is just as important (or even more important) information than the build/compile time, which has always been displayed.

[Brandon Staggs 276]

1 hour ago, PeterPanettone said:

Well, the size of the executable created is just as important (or even more important) information than the build/compile time, which has always been displayed.

Uh, okay, not really an answer. Personally, if the build is running I can see the usefulness of a timer, especially if I am doing a big ARM64 build for Mac and I have a general idea of how long it takes. 

 

On the other hand, I have no idea why I would care what the executable size was after linking. 

 

I wouldn't really care if they added it, but I have no idea why someone would be happy to have it added, which is why I asked.

[PeterPanettone 157]

Well, a developer's requirements can be different. For example, the decision to include a certain component at design time or not could depend on the size of the executable. Therefore, the size of the executable could certainly be an interesting information.

 

For example, it could matter whether the executable size is 10 MB or over 100 MB.

[Brian Evans 105]

After doing a build, on the Projects pane you can right click the active build configuration and select "Show in Explorer" to look at the files. A few times I have done it to check the size but mostly it is to copy the file to the Windows Sandbox for some testing. 

 

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

Also in the Project menu the Information for Project gives you the file size (and some more possibly useful information). It is not the same as to display it directly in the compile dialog, but some people (like myself) opt to automatically close it on success.

[Lajos Juhász 293]

10 hours ago, PeterPanettone said:

For example, it could matter whether the executable size is 10 MB or over 100 MB.

Why would it matter if it is 10MB or 100MB or even 1000MB?

[David Heffernan 2345]

10 hours ago, PeterPanettone said:

For example, it could matter whether the executable size is 10 MB or over 100 MB.

So check the size in explorer. Not like you need to do this repeatedly. Are you having trouble using explorer? 

[Attila Kovacs 629]

debug version is bloated anyway, who cares what size the executable has?

switch to visual c++, they are already complaining if the exe is over 80kb 🙂

 

 

[PeterPanettone 157]

8 minutes ago, Attila Kovacs said:

debug version is bloated anyway

Exactly. This is another reason to show the executable size after success and duration information—both for the debug and release build configurations.

Edited July 31 by PeterPanettone

[Vandrovnik 214]

22 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

Exactly. This is another reason to show the executable size after success and duration information—both for the debug and release build configurations.

You can define a post-build event; even a simple .bat file containing something like "dir app.exe" can print this information to the "Output" tab in the IDE.

Or, instead of "dir":

forfiles /P "C:\MyAppFolder" /M "MyAppName.exe" /C "cmd /c echo @file: @fsize"

[David Heffernan 2345]

45 minutes ago, PeterPanettone said:

Exactly. This is another reason to show the executable size after success and duration information—both for the debug and release build configurations.

But it doesn't change from one build to the next. Or is your problem that on Monday you know that the executable is 25mb but come Tuesday you've forgotten. Maybe you should get some post it notes. 

[dummzeuch 1505]

21 minutes ago, David Heffernan said:

But it doesn't change from one build to the next. Or is your problem that on Monday you know that the executable is 25mb but come Tuesday you've forgotten. Maybe you should get some post it notes. 

Stop harassing Peter, please.

[Lajos Juhász 293]

21 minutes ago, dummzeuch said:

Stop harassing Peter, please.

In that case, you should answer to us the important question. Why would anyone care after every compile on the size of an executable file. We are eager to find out the reasons. It is now the most important topic on this forum and our questions remain unanswered.

[PeterPanettone 157]

21 minutes ago, Lajos Juhász said:

our questions remain unanswered

Please read:

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Edited July 31 by PeterPanettone

[PeterPanettone 157]

I found this funny anecdote. While it doesn't fully apply to this topic, it can still be thought-inducing:

 

Five monkeys are placed in a cage with a banana hanging from a ladder. Every time a monkey tries to get the banana, all the monkeys are splashed with cold water. Soon, each monkey hits anyone who tries to get the banana to avoid punishment.

 

One by one, the monkeys are replaced by new ones. The others beat Each new monkey when it tries to get the banana, although water jets are no longer used. Ultimately, all the monkeys beat each other, even though none have experienced the original punishment. They do it because it has "always been done that way."

[Lajos Juhász 293]

That is why I should be interested in the size of executable to not be get beaten by you? Strange but okay. 

 

Now please ASAP implement to show the size of executable on compile!

[Stano 143]

Peter: this is not an anecdote. That was a real scientific experiment.

[PeterPanettone 157]

5 minutes ago, Stano said:

That was a real scientific experiment.

Behavioral conditioning and a few other effects:

 

https://www.verywellmind.com/operant-conditioning-a2-2794863

 

I love Delphi!

Edited July 31 by PeterPanettone