Most other apps have been 'upxed', but firefox.exe not.
Using upx -9 PortableFirefox\App\firefox.exe saves 4mb with no performance issue as I see it).
Tried it too with thunderbird.exe but somehow it doesn't work ok.
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John stopped UPXing Firefox and Thunderbird because of trademark issues. I'm not going to say anymore on the matter because this issue has come up and been answered a zillion times already. Search the forums before you post, please.
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fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
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Been addressed many times:
https://portableapps.com/search/node/firefox+upx
You can't distribute altered binaries of Firefox with the Mozilla Firefox name, branding and auto-update intact. Plus, UPX breaks partial updates.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Thanks, John. I'm getting so tired of these that I wasn't about to touch this one with a ten-foot pole.
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fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
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I just added it to the FAQ:
https://portableapps.com/forums/support/portable_firefox/faq
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
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R McCue
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PortaBlog is now officially out of beta!
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."
What's the difference? You're forever jumping into a freakin' hole.
In any case, have you never heard the expression "don't want to touch it with a ten-foot pole"?
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fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
I have no witty remarks or quotes to share at the moment.
You can't dance on a hole, can you
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R McCue
PortaBlog Home and My Website
PortaBlog is now officially out of beta!
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."