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From:	Thomas Demmer <demmer AT LSTM DOT Ruhr-UNI-Bochum DOT De>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: lots of disk access when linking?
Date:	Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:10:16 +0100
Organization:	Lehrstuhl fuer Stroemungsmechanik
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Ryan Boyes wrote:
> 
> Whenever I compile and link any source(usually from rhide) there is a lot
> of accessing the HD. The classic "Hello World" source takes up to two
> minutes to compile and link. Isn't this a bit long?

Sure. At least you should have SMARTDRV or some other cache mechanism
activated. (Although, 2 min. are _V_E_R_Y_ long). See the
FAQ for an example how to optimise your machine's setup.

> 
> Also, the available memory, in the top right hand corner of the IDE does
> not change during the compile/link process (should it?). This suggests
> that the process is relying exclusively on the TMPDIR that is set in my
> autoexec.bat. Is there an option for gcc that I should set to get gcc to
> utilize my 16Mb of ram?

Well, it automagically uses whatever RAM it can grab. 

This one's for the developers:
I just put the alpha release ld.exe on my Netware server:
Link times for a 12 line prog went down to 3 seconds, compared
to 4 seconds with the ld.exe of V2.0 and all files local.
Great Job!
-- 
Ciao
Tom

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