travsey
15th January 2008 00:40 UTC

Can module order alter installer size?
Just wondering, can the order that modules are added to an installer alter the installer size?

I have searched the Wiki, forums and Google... nothing useful yet.

Any tips greatly appreciated!

Afrow UK
15th January 2008 12:54 UTC

What do you mean by modules? If you mean plug-ins, then I doubt it.

You can try it though. Put a plug-in call in a section and see if it alters the size text on the directory page.

Stu

kichik
15th January 2008 19:52 UTC

The order in which data, be it files, strings or any other data; is compressed affects the compression. How it would change depends on a lot of things. It is usually wise to put similar files together to get better compression ratios.

travsey
15th January 2008 21:23 UTC

Thanks for the help!
I am making installers that use a combination of .exe .dll .hlp and .cnt files.

Looking at the code it appears that they are getting thrown in any time... time to tweak the code:D

kichik
15th January 2008 21:30 UTC

I forgot to mention "better" doesn't necessarily mean a two-digit number of percentage. So you shouldn't expect any radical results.

travsey
15th January 2008 21:34 UTC

I didn't think there would be a huge difference in size... but any reduction will be worth it.

Cheers!

travsey
16th January 2008 01:03 UTC

Thanks for the advice kichik!!!
Messing around with the order and grouping similar files together, cut down the size by around 0.5 MB. Nothing earth shattering, but worth it:)