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From: david DOT faure AT bbsrc DOT ac DOT uk (David Faure)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: lots of disk access when linking?
Date: 21 Aug 1996 07:03:58 GMT
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In article <01bb8ef5.847655a0$06020690 AT cam DOT utas DOT edu DOT au>, "Ryan Boyes" 
<rboyes AT postoffice DOT newnham DOT utas DOT edu DOT au> says:
>
>Whenever I compile and link any source(usually from rhide) there is a 
lot
>of accessing the HD. The classic "Hello World" source takes up to two
>minutes to compile and link. Isn't this a bit long?
>
>Also, the available memory, in the top right hand corner of the IDE does
>not change during the compile/link process (should it?). This suggests
>that the process is relying exclusively on the TMPDIR that is set in my
>autoexec.bat. Is there an option for gcc that I should set to get gcc to
>utilize my 16Mb of ram?
>

Hello Ryan,

I think you should call a program like SMARTDRV to "cache" some 
disk-accesses. If you don't use it at the moment, you should just add it 
to your autoexec  (see FAQ for optimal configuration of Smartdrv....)

Hope this helps
David.