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Object Pascal binary sizes over 20 years.
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Comparison of binary sizes. Object Pascal platforms. 20 years apart.

Release builds for all.

A = GUI Application with empty form
B = GUI Application with form containing a GR32 PaintBox

Platform A B
Delphi 7 (2002) 368k 481k
Delphi 10.2 (2017) 2221k 2457k
Lazarus 2.2.4 (2022) 2802k idc

PS. Skia 4 Delphi library is 18000k.

03/07/2023  07:09 PM           152,576 D7_EMPTY_Project2_UPX.exe
03/07/2023  07:15 PM           194,560 D7_EMPTY_GR32_Project1_UPX.exe
03/07/2023  07:09 PM           368,128 D7_EMPTY_Project2.exe
03/07/2023  07:15 PM           481,792 D7_EMPTY_GR32_Project1.exe
03/07/2023  06:48 PM           644,608 D102_EMPTY_Project3_UPX.exe
03/07/2023  07:20 PM           724,480 D102_EMPTY_GR32_Project3_UPX.exe
03/07/2023  06:56 PM           931,840 LZ_EMPTY_project1_UPX.exe
03/07/2023  06:48 PM         2,221,568 D102_EMPTY_Project3.exe
03/07/2023  07:20 PM         2,457,600 D102_EMPTY_GR32_Project3.exe
03/07/2023  06:56 PM         2,802,688 LZ_EMPTY_project1.exe
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