[GR-43397] Provide a way to get the full list of packages/classes with their related size

[sdeleuze]

It would be useful to be able to see the full list of packages/classes with their related size in addition to the subset we get at the end of each build (see for example #5705 (comment)).

[kristofdho]

that information is already available in the dashboard dump: https://medium.com/graalvm/making-sense-of-native-image-contents-741a688dab4d
However, it does require you to process it yourself and sum up all the relevant entries. Ideally you'd be able to directly see this information in the dashboard itself, but I've been asking for those features for almost 2 years now, and it hasn't seen an update since. A couple references of when I suggested dashboard improvements: #4218, #3648 (yes, the different account is also me)

[fniephaus]

The new build reports from the latest GraalVM release allow you to look at the full list and drill down on different packages via sunburst chart. We'll expand the functionality in the future and any feedback is welcome. I'll close this ticket for now.

[kristofdho]

With a sidenote that this is only available in the "new" Oracle GraalVM, so while that does work for image analysis purposes, the license does not permit distribution in our case. So the reported content for Oracle GraalVM would differ from what we actually get from CE.
Are there significant differences in Oracle GraalVM vs GraalVM CE that would affect reachability analysis in such a way that the included packages can differ?

[thomaswue]

There are small differences in the reachability analysis. Oracle GraalVM will typically be slightly more precise in the analysis of what has to be included in the image.

[zakkak]

@fniephaus since, as noted by @kristofdho, this is only available on Oracle GraalVM I believe the issue should remain open till it's addressed on the community edition as well.