Date:	Thu, 23 Nov 1995 07:49:19 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	quartic AT polloux DOT fciencias DOT unam DOT mx
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: Extender performance...

On 22 Nov 1995, Mena Quintero Federico wrote:

> So yesterday I compiled POV-Ray using DJGPP, to take some dirty
> benchmarks against a Watcom compile of POV (the POVFAST one)... 
> and the Watcom compile beat the DJGPP one by about 30%.  So, my 
> question is... is this really due to the different DOS extenders?  
> How does GO32 compare to DOS4GW?

Did you read Chapter 14 of the DJGPP FAQ list?  It can explain some 
differences and also point you to ways of exploring this problem further.
The latest version of the FAQ is available as faq102.zip from the same 
place you get DJGPP.

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