How to remove un used protobuf methods when compilation

Question

We have a huge mesh of protobufs which are pointing to a one single protobuf message. So now the problem is when we try to use this with Android, android compiler runs out of maximum number of methods a singe project can have. But again this specific android part of the project really need 5% of the original protobuf file. Is there any solution of a special compiler which finds out which methods are used and not used and omit them from compiled code. Or is there any other wasy to work around this?

Answer 1

Or is there any other wasy to work around this?

Use the "nano version" of protobuf, as outlined in the README. Or, use Square's wire. There may be other reduced-method version of the protobuf client library/generator floating around as well.