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Subject: Re: HELP...Gprof tore something up!
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > From: Krogg <krogg DOT no DOT to DOT spam AT gtcom DOT net>
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 05:27:54 -0400
> > >
> > > I'm guessing that you are using an old version of DJGPP, like v2.01.
> > > That version had a bug in the library function that gets linked into
> > > your application under -pg, and that bug could easily produce the
> > > effects you are describing.
> >
> > That is one nasty bug...how does it blow out the
> > timers?
> 
> The bug I was talking about didn't do anything to the timers, it just
> caused the profiling code to try to write to the monochrome display,
> which will surely slow down any program.

Ya,thats the bug i read about,I didnt figure that it had anything to do
with the problem _I_ was having.
 
> In DJGPP v2.02, there was another problem wth profiling, but it didn't
> slow down programs, AFAIK.

maybe there is mor bugs,I will update my stuff and try again,
If i dont get same problem,then all is well,if i do,then
i will report it here. 
 
> > How would i know?....gcc says 2.95
> 
> One way is to look at the header file include/sys/version.h.
K......

/* Copyright (C) 1998 DJ Delorie, see COPYING.DJ for details */

#undef DJGPP
#undef __DJGPP
#undef __DJGPP__

#define DJGPP 2
#define __DJGPP 2
#define __DJGPP__ 2

#undef DJGPP_MINOR
#undef __DJGPP_MINOR
#undef __DJGPP_MINOR__

#define DJGPP_MINOR 2
#define __DJGPP_MINOR 2
#define __DJGPP_MINOR__ 2

hmmmmmmm,I am going to infer that this means...

Djgpp version 2 minor 2... == 2.02
 
> > > What version of Binutils do you use, btw?  What does "gprof --version"
> > > print?
> >
> > gprof says 2.8.1
> 
> That is also very old.  But Gprof itself couldn't be the reason for
> slow-down, because it is only run (by you) after the profiled program
> exits.

Ok,maybe its not Gprof,but the code what is linked in with -pg....,
which i would guess is all togather 1 system called "profilling",
therefore i should have said "HELP...`profilling' tore something up"!.

ITs getting to be that you got to be some kind of expert to use
a compiler nowadays.

 
 
> > Is there some tool that i can use to keep up with
> > what version i have of everything,and help me
> > know what to download.....
> 
> The DJGPP mini-FAQ, posted weekly to comp.os.msdos.djgpp, shows the
> latest versions of everything.
> 
> One way of finding out what versions do you have installed, is to look
> at the *.ver files in your manifest directory.

Sounds like an chance for me to write a utility....unless
a better one allready exists.... 


Anyway,thanks for your input,basicaly I need to update
everything i got.I wish i had a cable modem with...,oh,nevermind,
i allready said that.... :^)

BE cool,
 Krogg.
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