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Subject:	Re: FLASH: runtime packer...
From:	Till Steinmetz
Date:	Tue, 4 Jul 2000 15:29:58 +0100

At 14:58 04.07.00 +0100, you wrote:
>Is there any chance of telling me what a runtime packer is and why I might
>want to use one?
>
>>does anyone know a runtime packer (like "UPX" or "Crunch") which does not
>>destroy a flash projector ?
>>Does the same thing for mac exist ?

A runtime packer is a tool which compresses executable files
(Flash-projectors) but leaves them executable. The moment the user starts
i.e. the eCard, the runtime packer unpacks the data to the memory and
executes it. If you ever tried to make a standalone flash projector, you
might have noticed that simply converting the .swf to .exe makes the file
about 300k larger. If your job is to stay under 600k this can be pretty
annoying.

Till

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