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cesar tejeda wrote:

> I know a similar question is already in the FAQ,
> but, I have a little 386 and I notice a BIGGGG
> diference in compilation time for TurboC vs DJGPP.
>
> TurboC needs a lot less compile time for the same
> file(10 times less approx.) , and it is also a

Yes.

> FASSSTER environment when you compare it to RHIDE.

Never noticed it.

> It also uses a lot less memory.

This could be the problem you have not enough memory.

> ¿Why? ¿So high is the price we must pay for 32-bit
> programming?

Turbo C was created in the 90s with x86 in mind, you are comparing it with a
gcc version created recently and with cross platform features in mind.
You'll also notice that gcc can generate much better code than the old Turbo
C.

> I suppouse that efficiency is not one of the targets
> for gcc compiler.
>
> I'm very happy with DJGPP, but only when I try to use
> it in my old 386 I think that maybe it is better to
> program in TurboC in that environment.
>
> My 386 has only 2MB memory, perhaps it is the worst
> environment where DJGPP has runned in.
> ;-)

Yes, 2 Mb of memory means you have only 1 Mb in the extended area, and with
luck 1.5 Mb free, this isn't enough to even load RHIDE without starting to
swap. Consider using at least 8 Mb and older tools, gcc 2.7.2 or 2.8.1 as
example.
BTW, the FAQ talks about it.

SET

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