Date:	Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:33:58 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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Subject:	Re: precompiled headers and djgpp
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On 18 Mar 2000, Martin Str|mberg wrote:

> Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx> wrote:
> : On 17 Mar 2000, Martin Stromberg wrote:
> :> Not quite. In the free software world, nothing is done unless somebody
> :> does it (quite obvious). So why don't you add support for pre-compiled
> :> headers to GCC, instead of pointing the finger at FSF?
> 
> : Well unfortunately I'm invovled in a project know. And besides there is
> : some guy who is already doing it (see the later posts). And I don't think
> : that adding pre compiled headers to GCC is something like writing one or
> : two source files ;-) So it is a bit too much IMHO asking any single guy to
> : write it. 
> 
> Yes, but you can't expect it to magically appear without somebody
> doing it. And it seemed you were waiting for FSF to add it. This means
> (to me) that you should do it.

No, since I program for dos there is no reason why I shoud want
precompiled headers, besides there is this Zack guy who is probably
getting paid too for doing the same thing.

> 
> : Here wait a minute, why don't you do it Martin, nothings preventing you.
> : If you can ask me to do it well I too can ask you to add support for
> : precompiled headers to gcc too ;-)
> 
> Yes, you can. But I haven't shown any interest in having
> them. Furthermore, I really think it's a waste of (my) time; I have
> really no use for them. And why should I try to make the piece of junk
> WINDOZE any better when it even can't stay up for one whole day?

Well this wasn't about making windoze any better, this was about adding
support for precompiled headers for gcc. IMHO not only windoze programming
but any app that drags in significant number of header lines (iostream)
will benefit from this move.


> Today's uptime:
> nietzsche:~> uptime
>   6:10pm  up 203 days,  8:40,  6 users,  load average: 1.00, 1.01, 1.01

Simply amazing thats what I call it..:-)

Grendel

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