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Is there anything that can be done to reduce the file size of compiled AutoIt scripts? I've been doing a bit of testing on this lately, and I've noticed that AutoIt .exe seem to be larger than they really need to be. For example, I've written a script with exactly one line:

$test = 1

Obviously, this script does nothing but assign a value to one variable, then exits. However, the .exe for the script is 86 KB in AutoIt 3.0, and 118 KB in AutoIt 3.1. Now, I understand that in order to be relocatable the .exe must include all the functions, etc. that it will need, but this still seems a little excessive.

The reason I noticed this was because I had recently written a small program to modify my system path. Basic stuff, but it got the job done, and it compiled to 119 KB. A couple weeks later I found another program (written in FreePascal, I believe) that is much more robust than the one I had written, but was only 35 KB. I found this rather curious, which is why I started looking into this.

Any thoughts/opinions/suggestions on this? Not trying to start a flame war or anything, just wondering how others feel about or have addressed this. Thanks.

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It could probably be written in a few kB's if need be, but I suppose that's besides the point. It's not really a problem, just the way it works. Be surprised if a flame comes, this is a ressonable thread.

It may be possible to ONLY include the functions used by the script, but I'm not sure how.

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I can't imagine the script engine getting smaller, 'cause we are havin too much fun with all the new functionality...

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I recently discovered BCX (BASIC to C Translator). It basically lets you combine C with WIN32API and ASM with a BASIC style language and then translate it to C and object code and an .exe or console program.

It produces fairly small file sizes.

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  • 6 years later...

NO.

Resurrecting a 6-year old thread for that is questionnable at best.

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