Why the HUGE difference in 32bit and 64bit?

[Randy Walker]

I compiled my PBfingerprinter using v5.4 32 bit and v6.11 64bit and respective sizes were 85K and 285k, so why is 64bit 200k larger? I could understand 170k, twice the size. code is here:
https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=85190

Also, I just noticed Bing [Bot], Google [Bot] are always here and *never* have anything good to contribute.

[PBJim]

It is normal now, Randy, given the compilation changes that were made, I believe in version 6.10 — not specifically 64-bit. In your example, the comparison is with code compiled with 5.4, which happens to be 32-bit.

The subject also arose in a post yesterday, which links to Fred's article on the subject.

https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewto ... 24#p626724

[infratec]

You compare an apple with a pear.

Compare 5.73 x86 with PB 6.11 x86
Then you will notice taht the 32 bit exe is much larger.
This comes from the new MS libraries which are used now.

[Randy Walker]

It is normal now, Randy, given the compilation changes that were made, I believe in version 6.10 — not specifically 64-bit. In your example, the comparison is with code compiled with 5.4, which happens to be 32-bit.
https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewto ... 24#p626724

This actually came in 6.10. Fred explained why here, and if you have an app where size really, really matters, 6.04 isn't that old and should still produce binaries in the 20 KB range like that.

Ok PBJim, Thanks for the hint. I happen to have v5.62x64 still installed so I compiled using that and 285 came down to a more reasonable 108k.

[AZJIO]

Use 6.04
This is the latest version that uses compact exe files and supports WindowsXP.

[BarryG]

Bing [Bot], Google [Bot] are always here and *never* have anything good to contribute.

They're just search engine spiders recording the posts. All forums have them.

[Randy Walker]

Use 6.04
This is the latest version that uses compact exe files and supports WindowsXP.

Good to know but already have 3 versions installed and I can live with 108k so I'll just stick with what I have for now. Thanks anyway Azjio.

[AZJIO]

Why should I try to persuade? Version 6.04 has a Backend C. This functionality does not embed unused module functions during compilation. It has a 2-3-fold increase in speed

https://purebasic.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1096#p10790

[Randy Walker]

https://purebasic.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1096#p10790

Thanks again but I cannot read russian. I have trouble enough with english, my native language.

[AZJIO]

I can't read English. Therefore, I use the s3 plugin, which translates into my native language when pressing the Alt+v hotkey

[Randy Walker]

I can't read English. Therefore, I use the s3 plugin

Hahaha Sounds cool but, I can't read that either.

[AZJIO]

Do you know how to use Google?
By the way, the plugin automatically translates subtitles on YouTube and inserts a “Translate” button in the comments. Unlike you, I can read any language using this plugin.

Sounds cool but, I can't read that either.

In the address bar you need to change "ru" to "en"

[Randy Walker]

Do you know how to use Google?

In the address bar you need to change "ru" to "en"

Yes I know Google -- THE evil of all evils and I hate them.
Don't know you can use where you are, but try https://www.startpage.com/

Good tip about changing ru to en and I was able to read about the product. I started to add it but aborted when I saw it had full access to everything in Firefox including clipboard. Extension of Google and therefore totally evil and especially not to be trusted.

[AZJIO]

but try https://www.startpage.com/

it is in the collection of search engines https://www.faganfinder.com/. It works for me.

Extension of Google

No, the author uses the Google engine (It is unlikely that it creates a person ID to track your text translations). I also didn’t like it initially and I use QTranslate, but the possibilities that I mentioned above forced me to keep it.

[Erolcum]

Do you know how to use Google?

In the address bar you need to change "ru" to "en"

Yes I know Google -- THE evil of all evils and I hate them.
Don't know you can use where you are, but try https://www.startpage.com/

That’s why I started to use ungoogled-chromium as browser . it is the same browser with google chrome but without spy. You may use https://translate.google.com/?sl=ru&tl=en&op=websites with any browser and no need for a plugin