[Lazarus] Large program size - 1.8 MB for empty GUI project

[Martin Friebe]

Vincent Snijders wrote:
> Igor Tkachenko schreef:
>   
>> Does this mean that 1.8 MB is the size of empty Lazarus application now? 
>>     
>
> Yes. For an application that includes the LCL.
>
>   
>> Or I do something wrong?
>>     
>
> No.
>
> I think the size of 500 kB was too high from the beginning, I never saw 
> it smaller than 1 or 1.2 MB, but the size has grown since that article 
> was written.
>
>   

Try building your app with:
-O2 -Os -XX  -CX -OpPENTIUM

gives 1.5 MB (you also need to recompile the LCL with those options)

or look at http://wiki.freepascal.org/Whole_Program_Optimization

Best Regards
Martin