IL2CPP, 64-bit, Debug vs Release app size (Unity 4.6.7p3)

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Hi,

I have noticed that when I run my project by selecting the release mode in Xcode, the app size increases substantially. So I go ahead and created an empty project, here are the results:

Debug Mode: 35 mb
Release Mode: 52 mb

Is that normal? I would expect release mode is always a bit smaller than debug mode (so says the official documentation)

Here are my settings:
Unity 4.6.7p3
Xcode 6.4
Scripting Backend: IL2CPP
Architecture: Universal
Target Device: iPhone + iPad
Graphics API: Automatic
Target iOS Version: 6.0

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I think that was a hard question. Let me simplify:

a) This is the intended behaviour.
b) This is a known issue. We are on it.

a or b?

3

I think a.
Because, Release Mode is include 32bit and 64bit.
You see that the number of files during the build is in the double.

4

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

5

An compiling takes ages at least on my old Mac…