Via: uk.ac.aston; Mon, 24 May 1993 09:46:41 +0100 To: bobs AT gnu DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu From: John Fletcher Date: 24 May 93 09:47:05 GMT Subject: Re: gcc16 Reply-To: J DOT P DOT Fletcher AT aston DOT ac DOT uk > Date: Thu, 20 May 93 15:18:11 PDT > From: Peter Crowley > To: bobs AT gnu DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu > Subject: Re: gcc16 > >I've seen "gcc16.exe" bandied about here but I have not found anything in the > >docs that explain what it is? Is it indeed what it obviously looks like? A > >16-bit version of gcc.exe that runs without the extender? > > You are indeed correct. Compile times are a bit faster with one less extended > program. I normally copy gcc16.exe to gcc.exe. > > Peter Crowley > Quarterdeck Offices Systems > pcrowley AT qdeck DOT com > > But beware - they are not totally identical. When running from a Novell 3.1 file server, GCC16 fails but GCC works. It was to do with the parameter passing. John --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr John P. Fletcher Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University, Tel: (44) 21 359 3611 ext 4625 Aston Triangle, Email(Most systems): J DOT P DOT FLETCHER AT ASTON DOT AC DOT UK BIRMINGHAM B4 7ET U.K. Email(JANET only): J DOT P DOT FLETCHER AT UK DOT AC DOT ASTON ---------------------------------------------------------------------