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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 22:27:48 -0400
From: Khayu Nyein Aye <khayu AT inch DOT com>
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To: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Question: RHIDE - CTRL+F9?
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Nate Eldredge wrote:
> 
> You wrote:
> >I used to learn C++ and Pascal using Borland IDEs in college a while
> >ago. And I remeber being able to code something and just pressing
> >Ctrl+F9 to run it, without the need to create .exe and the like.
> 
> That's called "compile to memory". The compiler writes the code into memory,
> without creating an executable.
> 
> >Now I have downloaded
> >everything, they seem to be set up correctly. And just compiled HELLO.C,
> >had to compile and create an .exe file to test it. An 83kb file came out
> >of it.
> Sigh. No, DJGPP does not compile to memory. You have to make an EXE to be
> able to run your program. And yes, the EXE's are large.
> If you absolutely must have your EXE be smaller, look at section 8.15 of the
> FAQ. My favorite is DJP.
> 
> You can cheat and sort of get a "compile to memory" by having your EXE be
> created on a ramdrive.
One question: what is a ramdrive?

Thanks for your tips! I am interested in your cheat, but what is a
ramdrive exactly? If it's easy to set up, then I'm definitely up for it.
But if it involves too much, then probably not.

THanks again.

Khayu.
P.S. Is DJ thinking about putting this "compile to memory" feature into
future versions???