Date:	Thu, 1 Jul 93 11:10:50 -0400
From:	rth AT sparta DOT com (Robert T. Harris)
To:	djgpp-announce AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Compile Speed Problems?

I just started fiddling with the DJGPP version 110 software and have a
problem compiling almost any program within a reasonable amount of time.
I have the software loaded on a 386DX-25MHZ machine with 8 Megs of physical
memory using ST-277-1 (28ms) disk drives.  Even compiling main(void){}
resulted in 3 minute compiles.  I let the compiler thrash on the sample
programs (3 hour compiles) last night.  I tried with QEMM386 and with 
HIMEM.SYS (using extended memory) with the same results.  I have previously
used the GCC compiler under the linux operating system with normal results
(i.e compiles within seconds) and of course Borland C++.  I am sending this
message not to complain but to ask - what have I missed?  Is the DJGPP really
this slow?  I have set up the tmp file on drive C: while the compiler and
source code reside on drive D: - looking at the lights on the drives it 
appears that significant paging is occuring.  I am using Stacker 3.0 on
both drives C and D - any clues?  

					Bob Harris
					

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