So Size Analyzer

A python tool to analyze space usages of symbols in a .so file.

Usage:

python so_size_analyzer.py <path_to_so_file> <maxsymbols>

The following lists top 100 most space consuming symbols in the libnative.so

so_size_analyzer libnative.so 100

NOTE: Use debug version of SO to get the symbol name details.

NOTE: Ensure that c++filt is found in the PATH so that the script spits out the un-mangled symbol names.

Installation

Ensure that the module pyelftools is installed.

python -m pip install pyelftools

Screenshot:

This is the derivative of the original work by Jernej Virag. https://github.com/izacus/android-ndk-size-analyzer

The original project is modified to remove unnecessary dependencies, to run on older version of python and some bug fixes. The repo also host c++filt for windows.

License:

Copyright 2013 Jernej Virag.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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