From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Compiling CLIPS & coff2exe
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 11:45:32 -0700
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trevor wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I have been trying to compile CLIPS under djgpp
> I have actually suceeded (supprisingly!)
> But I would be interested to hear from anyone else who
> has managed it to see if they have come up with better ways!
> 
> Second question
> if I run
> coff2exe clips.exe
> 
> why does it grow to 30MB +
> (and then crash as i run out of disk space!)
> 
> is it supposed to do this?
> if so I will delete more stuff to make more room!
> But if not does anyone have any clue!

What version of DJGPP are you using to build CLIPS?  'coff2exe' is a
v1.x artifact; v2 keeps it for compatibility but uses 'stubify'
instead.  Even with this, neither should add more than 2K or so to the
final size of the executable file.  Besides, I think you are using it
incorrectly anyway:

- In v1.x, gcc does not generate an executable automatically; you must
run coff2exe on the image file it outputs.  So "gcc ... -o clips clips.c
..." would produce the image file 'clips', which you would then run
coff2exe on to get 'clips.exe'.

- In v2, gcc automatically generates a fully stubbed executable, so you
should never have to run 'coff2exe' or 'stubify' manually except in very
odd situations.  The same line used above ("gcc ... -o clips clips.c
...") would produce a 'clips' image, and a 'clips.exe' executable.  If
you specify "-o clips.exe" instead of "-o clips", only an executable is
produced.  This does NOT work with v1.x, however.

If this doesn't help, please post the commands you use to compile,
including any makefiles you use, and the output of gcc when invoked with
the '-v' option.

Good luck!

P.S.:  If you don't have version 2 of DJGPP, I highly suggest you get it
from a nearby SimTel mirror.  Visit http://www.delorie.com/djgpp, and
look in the online FAQ for sites near you.  Version 2.01 is the latest
release.

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