Build For IOS on simulator constantly increases app file size each build

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I am using the following version:

2013.1076 (2013.4.3) Corona SDK/Simulator

I build my app to test on my iPad, and  each additional  time I build the app, from corona simulator menu, I notice the file size of compiled application grows by several MBs.  

Can anyone advise why that is happening.  There has been no increase in assets/resources to the files, no additional files added to the project, and other then changing a line of code here or there, there is no reason that this file size should grow each time any, yet alone by 10MB or more.

I have tried closing and restarting the Corona SDK, then building the app, but same issue.  And I have restarted my Mac and yet still the app size grows.

Thanks for any guidance possible!

#2

@cyberparkstudios, do you save your device build inside your project folder?  If you do, each time you generate a new device build, the previously built app file (or apk file) will be added to the new device build.  Could it be that’s what’s happening?

Naomi

#3

Naomi,

Thanks much!  You are spot on.  Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom!

#4

We now try to stop this from happening by refusing to allow the Save to Folder to be the same as the app source folder.

Upgrade to a more recent build!

#5

Thanks Perry. Will do.  [RESOLVED]

#6

@cyberparkstudios, do you save your device build inside your project folder?  If you do, each time you generate a new device build, the previously built app file (or apk file) will be added to the new device build.  Could it be that’s what’s happening?

Naomi

#7

Naomi,

Thanks much!  You are spot on.  Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom!

#8

We now try to stop this from happening by refusing to allow the Save to Folder to be the same as the app source folder.

Upgrade to a more recent build!

#9

Thanks Perry. Will do.  [RESOLVED]