topic iOS ArcGIS SDK Size (specifically libArcGIS.a) in ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS Questions

iOS ArcGIS SDK Size (specifically libArcGIS.a)

benboral — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:38:17 GMT

Howdy ESRI,

Thank you for the fantastic board with many helpful answers by ESRI folks.

I have been playing with the SDK, and it's fantastic. But I have a concern about deploying an app with the SDK through the AppStore. The libArcGIS.a file is 77MB, which is big.

I noticed ESRI's ArcGIS app in the AppStore is only 15MB. How do I ensure that my app is a minimal size (preferably under 20MB) while using the SDK with its large libArcGIS.a file?

Thanks much,
Ben

Re: iOS ArcGIS SDK Size (specifically libArcGIS.a)

RickJones — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:51:07 GMT

My iOS app is 10.3 MB, using the libArcGIS.a.

I don't know how they do it.

Re: iOS ArcGIS SDK Size (specifically libArcGIS.a)

benboral — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:29:05 GMT

Thanks Rick,

That answer is good enough for me. Gonna go ahead and finish this project and submit it to the AppStore.

Re: iOS ArcGIS SDK Size (specifically libArcGIS.a)

EricIto — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:25:52 GMT

Although the static lib is very large, your final application will only link in the objects in which it references, or ones that depend on objects it references.

This process is known as "smart linking"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_(computing)#Linking