To: A8411GAC AT helios DOT edvz DOT univie DOT ac DOT at
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: Compilation times 
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 94 12:07:10 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>

> my experiences are, the compilation speed heavily depends on how you
> 'tuned' your system:
> example: I'm currently using two PC's, on both is DJGPP installed with
> the same setup.
> -) machine #1: DOS 5.0, QEMM, 8 MB RAM, 33 MHz 486
> -) machine #2: DOS 6.2, QEMM, 8 MB RAM, 33 MHz 386+387

How about second-level (aka L2, aka off-chip) cache on the motherboard?
Are they identical also?

>
> -----> The 386/387 couple is approx. 1.4 times *FASTER* during compilation.

Check out your BIOS chipset settings on the 486. I've found that
suboptimal settings of the various wait states would give me a
30-40% performance hit.  Consult your motherboard manual for optimal
settings.  Setting your secondary cache to write-back (instead of
write-through) is also a big win, if your motherboard will handle
it.

What performance do you get from both machines?  The ``normal''
compilation speed of GCC is known, so I can tell you if your
machine is ``normal'' or below that.