i cloned `JetBrains/compose-jb` and did `desktop:...

# compose-desktop

[Alexander Suraphel]

i cloned JetBrains/compose-jb and did desktop:package . The size of resulting .app file is 104.5MB. I’m on macOS 11.5.1. Why is the application large for such a simple example project?

[Big Chungus]

Embedded jre. You'll always get initial bloat for it. The bigger your app, the smaller fraction it will be

[Alexander Suraphel]

That’s what I thought @Big Chungus. But wouldn’t that negate the size advantage it has over Electron?

[Big Chungus]

Can't comment on that, but I guess it compresses large apps better when compared with electron.

[Alexander Suraphel]

Got you @Big Chungus. Maybe it has runtime performance advantages too. Would it possible to skip the jre when updating the app?

[Big Chungus]

No idea. It's not compose specific, really. Google around jpackage (jdk tool)

[Michael Paus]

@Alexander Suraphel This size is quite normal for jpackaged apps. Did you ever look at the size of the Intellij app 😉? The distributable (DMG, PKG) should be a little smaller.

[Colton Idle]

Curious of the size of the sample app in dmg, pkg, etc. If anyone has articles that'd be interesting to read up on.

[Michael Paus]

My own app is 101.7 MB (DMG) and 122.7 MB (APP) if that are the figures you are interested in.