It's a minor issue for sure - but when you are running tests all day every day, rebuilding the DUnitX dcu's degrades performance a little.
On my simple test project with 29,319 lines of code it takes 1.1 seconds to build. But, if you use a DUnitX runtime package and refer to those prebuild DCUs then it drops to 7,145 lines of code in 0.5 seconds. Do that 50 times a day and you save a whopping 30 seconds. :) (Of course, multiply that by the number of times DUnitX based projects are built around the world every day and it adds up a little more.)
I disabled the built-in DUnitX and use the latest from the repo (based on your repo's Readme)
Then, trying to follow your blog advice to create a package:
- Within the DUnitX base folder, I created a new
Packages\RAD Studio 13 Florence folder
- In RAD Studio, I created a runtime package named
DUnitXRun within that folder.
- Made the package
Runtime only and set Explicit rebuild within Project->Options->Description
- Ensured
Win32 + Win64 Target Platforms exist
- I added all the DUnitX units found in my projects output folder
- Built a
Release build for both platforms
- Then added their paths to
Tools->Options->Language->Delphi->Library for Win32 and Win64
- Remove any custom project search paths to the DUnitX source
- Enjoy the 0.5 second builds instead of the 1.1 second original builds
https://www.finalbuilder.com/resources/blogs/advice-for-delphi-library-authors
It's a minor issue for sure - but when you are running tests all day every day, rebuilding the DUnitX dcu's degrades performance a little.
On my simple test project with 29,319 lines of code it takes 1.1 seconds to build. But, if you use a DUnitX runtime package and refer to those prebuild DCUs then it drops to 7,145 lines of code in 0.5 seconds. Do that 50 times a day and you save a whopping 30 seconds. :) (Of course, multiply that by the number of times DUnitX based projects are built around the world every day and it adds up a little more.)
I disabled the built-in DUnitX and use the latest from the repo (based on your repo's Readme)
Then, trying to follow your blog advice to create a package:
Packages\RAD Studio 13 FlorencefolderDUnitXRunwithin that folder.Runtime onlyand setExplicit rebuildwithinProject->Options->DescriptionWin32+Win64Target Platforms existReleasebuild for both platformsTools->Options->Language->Delphi->Libraryfor Win32 and Win64https://www.finalbuilder.com/resources/blogs/advice-for-delphi-library-authors