Via:	uk.ac.aston; Mon, 24 May 1993 09:46:41 +0100
To:	bobs AT gnu DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
From:	John Fletcher <ECM9093 AT pcmail DOT aston DOT ac DOT uk>
Date:	24 May 93 09:47:05 GMT
Subject:	Re: gcc16
Reply-To:	J DOT P DOT Fletcher AT aston DOT ac DOT uk

> Date:       Thu, 20 May 93 15:18:11 PDT
> From:       Peter Crowley <pcrowley AT qdeck DOT com>
> To:         bobs AT gnu DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
> Subject:    Re: gcc16

> >I've seen "gcc16.exe" bandied about here but I have not found anything in the
> >docs that explain what it is?  Is it indeed what it obviously looks like?  A
> >16-bit version of gcc.exe that runs without the extender?
>
> You are indeed correct. Compile times are a bit faster with one less extended
> program.  I normally copy gcc16.exe to gcc.exe.
>
> Peter Crowley
> Quarterdeck Offices Systems
> pcrowley AT qdeck DOT com
>
>
But beware - they are not totally identical.  When running from a
Novell 3.1 file server, GCC16 fails but GCC works.  It was to do with
the parameter passing.

John



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