Mail Archives: djgpp/1993/09/23/08:33:12
Michael Hines writes:
> An unrelated problem is the link time which is 7 minutes for linking
> the following libraries
> nrnoc 200k
> oc 210k
> nrniv 200k
> ivoc 681k
> memac 89k
> scpmth 232k
> iv 1740k
> and xext, x, gpl, sys, m, pc
>
> My Linux system takes 20 seconds to do the link step so I am guessing
> that the problem has to do with too much swapping.
> I typed the link command at the DOS window by hand to avoid the
> Borland Version 2 Make that I am using but there was no change in link
> time. During the link step the desqview memory window shows a change
> in available expanded memory from 10488K to 8400K and the disk
> seems to be thrashing. I don't have any special arguments set in
> the DJGPP environment variables. Is there any pixie dust I can use
> that will cause gcc to start using the unused 8400K? (Since desqview
> is going I am using the QEMM memory manager)
You need to increase the amount of Expanded memory which DV/X gives to
each DOS box - the default is only 2Mb. It's in the advanced section of
the relevant .dvp file.
Chris.
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