Date:	Mon, 21 Feb 1994 19:48:49 +0100
From:	Raymond Rosmalen <raymond AT hef DOT kun DOT nl>
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	RAM drive

Hi, I've been trying to improve on compilation time
by making a RAM drive. 
I have in total 3MB XMS memory from which 1MB is in use
by SMARTDRV. I made an 1MB RAM drive in XMS memory.
Next, the TMPDIR varaiable was set to point to the RAM drive.

Now I compiled a small (about 50 lines) program and this 
took me about 15 minutes (1MB RAM drive, 1MB XMS) !!
Without the RAM drive it `only' took me 
1.5 minutes (0MB RAM drive 2MB XMS).

My question is: 
Did I forget something in setting up a RAM drive or
is 3MB XMS memory just not enough?
Or maybe, should I have created a smaller (or larger) 
RAM drive instead?
Any comments are more than welcome!

Thanks,
Raymond Rosmalen
raymond AT kunhe1 DOT hef DOT kun DOT nl

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