[CodeBlocks] Enormously large size of compiled plugin

[CharlesVercetti]

There seems to be problem with the Code Blocks IDE.Whenever I compile a plugin in it,the size of the plugin shoots up to a huge size...
For a code which sums up to just near 20 lines...that's too much.The code is given below.It was compiled with Plugin SDK by _DK.

 

#include "plugin.h"using namespace plugin;class ChhudcolVC {public:    ChhudcolVC() {        config_file conf(PLUGIN_PATH("chhudcolVC.ini"));        auto WriteColor = [](unsigned int addrR, unsigned int addrG, unsigned int addrB, CRGBA const &clr) {            patch::SetUChar(addrR, clr.red); patch::SetUChar(addrG, clr.green); patch::SetUChar(addrB, clr.blue);        };        WriteColor(5604015, 5604010, 5604005, conf[ "MoneyColor"          ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5606313, 5606308, 5606303, conf[ "HealthColor"         ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5606542, 5606502, 5606497, conf[ "HealthIconColor"     ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5606950, 5606945, 5606940, conf[ "ArmorColor"          ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5607166, 5607126, 5607121, conf[ "ArmorIconColor"      ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5605570, 5605565, 5605560, conf[ "AmmoColor"           ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5607626, 5607621, 5607616, conf[ "WantedActiveColor"   ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5607720, 5607715, 5607710, conf[ "WantedSuspendedColor"].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5607792, 5607790, 5607785, conf[ "WantedInactiveColor" ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5609812, 5609807, 5609805, conf[ "ZoneColor"           ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5610979, 5610974, 5610969, conf[ "VehicleColor"        ].asRGBA());        WriteColor(5611409, 5611404, 5611399, conf[ "TimeColor"           ].asRGBA());    }} chhudcolVC;

 

 

[Parik]

Your plugin probably has debugging symbols enabled in it,

hence the large size of the executable.

You need to enable the [-s] option in the compiler settings in Code::Blocks, or use the `strip` program included in gnu binutils.

 

Also, iirc plugin-sdk configures two build targets for you , "Debug" and "Release".

Switching to "Release" build type should automatically disable the debugging symbols for you.

 

PS: dont blame Code::Blocks for it please

Edited March 24, 2018 by Parik

[CharlesVercetti]

Your plugin probably has debugging symbols enabled in it,

hence the large size of the executable.

You need to enable the [-s] option in the compiler settings in Code::Blocks, or use the `strip` program included in gnu binutils.

 

Also, iirc plugin-sdk configures two build targets for you , "Debug" and "Release".

Switching to "Release" build type should automatically disable the debugging symbols for you.

 

PS: dont blame Code::Blocks for it please

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Please check whether the settings I given are correct.

[Parik]

Your settings are correct.

[CharlesVercetti]

Your settings are correct.

Well...then you must have noted it.For a code of 20 odd lines,the compiler gives out an enormous 882 kb plugin,where as it is supposed to be under 50 kb.Am I missing something?

[Parik]

 

Your settings are correct.

Well...then you must have noted it.For a code of 20 odd lines,the compiler gives out an enormous 882 kb plugin,where as it is supposed to be under 50 kb.Am I missing something?

 

That's the size you're gonna get if you use the mingw compiler, as it is statically linking with libstdc++, and also because of many other factors.

If you want to reduce the size either use Visual C++ or upx.

The reason that binaries made using Visual C++ are smaller is because they dynamically link with the runtime libraries, instead of statically linking them.