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!

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

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.

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😁

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

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

Cheers!

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🙂