Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: tob AT world DOT std DOT com
Subject: Re: Precompiled Headers?
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Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:13:33 GMT
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Peter Berdeklis <peter AT atmosp DOT physics DOT utoronto DOT ca> writes:
> Does GCC/DJGPP have any options for using precompiled headers?  That is
> to compile headers once, and leave a binary representation on disk that
> can be processed more quickly - BC and other compilers have this option.

No it doesn't. It's been discussed on this ng before, but in the absence
of a volunteer to write the code, it won't happen.

> I'm becoming "afraid" to include some of the big C++ files because the
> compilation times increase so much.  No comparison compiling with stdio.h
> rather than iostream.h, not to mention the big STL template headers.

I know the feeling. It really breaks your stride when a minor change
sends your compiler crawling thru huge files.

        Tom