Is there a way to see the compiled executable size in Visual Studio's build output window?

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Is there a way to see the compiled executable size in Visual Studio's build output window?

Zsolt Kántor 80

While compiling a windows console app I would like to see the generated exe file size in the output window. It is that possible? Maybe a linker setup, or VS setup? There are some verbose output settings, but that also prints a lot of info that I don't need.

Here is my output window Clipboard02

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RLWA32 51,366

Quick and dirty method with a Post-Build event -

dirsize

Zsolt Kántor 80 Reputation points

2023-11-30T15:37:56.9666667+00:00

Thanks, it works ;-)
Zsolt Kántor 80 Reputation points

2023-11-30T17:10:25.1+00:00

P.S. I made an enhanced variant of the command that prints only the line which contains the generated executable. So it does not prints the volume related info and the directory, file summary that dir would print in normal circumstances.

Setup:

Output window:

With red you can see the output executable. Only one line of info without any annoying output.
RLWA32 51,366 Reputation points

2023-11-30T21:27:33.6933333+00:00
You can do without the cd and echo commands -

dir "$(TargetDir)" | find "$(TargetFileName)"

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