On 2017-07-18 18:07, Dan Friedman via use-livecode wrote:
Using LC 8.1.5, I have unchecked “Browser (CEF)” option in the “Inclusions” section of the “Standalone Application Settings”. However, libcef.dll is still included in the standalone build on Windows. It is not included in the build for OSX. Am I right that this dll is solely for the use of the Browser Widget? If so, can I simply delete it from the build? Are there associated files I should also remove?
libcef.dll is used by both revBrowser and the browser widget - so if you have either checked it will be included.
If you aren't using the browser widget nor revBrowserOpenCEF then you should be able to remove it without harm.
In my opinion, why add this ridiculously large dll (46.4MB!) when you can simply use revBrowserOpen and get the same results? Am I missing something here?
If you use revBrowserOpen on Windows then you get (embedded) Internet Explorer - which is fine if the stuff you are doing works in Internet Explorer.
CEF is a WebKit based browser, which is what you get on Android, iOS and Mac. This means that using CEF on Windows (its the only option on Linux) gives you something much more consistent across platforms.
Admittedly Edge is a lot better than IE was at standards-compliance. However, it is still *not* quite the same environment as any of the WebKit based ones.
So, if you are doing web-based things in your app and don't want to have to do (what can be a lot of) of work to ensure that everything works across all platforms; the 46.4Mb is a small price to pay IMHO.
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