Why is picocrypt.exe 14MB in the paranoid zip and <3MB alone?

[Ozwel]

Hi,

I have noticed the picocrypt.exe file is 14MB large in the paranoid zip (Windows folder).
Whereas it is only 2.48MB if downloaded alone.

Why such a difference?

See: https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt/releases/tag/1.43

[hakavlad]

The Paranoid Pack is a compressed archive that contains executables for Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the source code and dependencies.

"Alone" is just one binary.

[Retengart]

The release Picocrypt.exe is compressed via upx, so it's smaller

[HACKERALERT]

It bundles a software OpenGL renderer so it'll work basically indefinitely as long as the Windows platform doesn't change ABI. (It basically remains the same from Windows 7 and will likely stay compatible for a long while).

[HACKERALERT]

It's the same file from https://github.com/orgs/Picocrypt/discussions/61#discussioncomment-10710201

[Ozwel]

Alright, so if I get it, you chose to include a version which is probably going to be supported for a longer time in the paranoid pack compared to the small "stand-alone" version.

[HACKERALERT]

Correct.