From:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <dummy_addressee AT hotmail DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Now Slower?
Date:	Fri, 23 Feb 2001 23:07:29 -0500
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"Joe Wright" <joewwright AT earthlink DOT net> wrote in message
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> Several years ago I downloaded DJGPP V2 with gcc 2.7.2.1 and have been
> completely pleased and almost ecstatic about the whole thing.  Yesterday
> I downloaded the 'new' stuff with gcc at 2.952 and I find it creates
> larger executables which run slower.  I've never had any trouble with
> the 'old' one.  Why should I use the 'new' one?

Perhaps because it's better? :)
Anyway, are you sure you don't forget to enable optimizations (e.g. -O2 or
something more sophisticated)? Are you sure you strip off unwanted debug
information in order to get smaller EXE (e.g. strip.exe myprog.exe or even
using a command line parameter for GCC or LD - don't remember, sorry)?

Good Luck
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