Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:24:28 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "J.E." <cellis AT voyageur DOT ca>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Binutils 2.8.1 or 2.7
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On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, J.E. wrote:

> I have noticed alot of discussion in this ng about an alignement problem
> with binutils 2.8.1 which cause a decrease in the speed of DJGPP
> executables.  I don't really know what alignment is, or why the exe's
> are slower, but I have one question:  Should I use binutils 2.7.x
> instead of 2.8.1?  That's all I want to know.  Thanks for your time and
> help.

I suggest to download 2.8.1.  The reported speed differences were
minimal, as far as I could see.  So unless you must squeeze 110% of
juice from your machine, you'll be better off with the latest
version.