Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 13:42:30 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Glenn Reed <g DOT reed AT clear DOT net DOT nz>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Why is DJGPP slower than gcc under linux?
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On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, Glenn Reed wrote:

> both OS's.  However I notice that the compile time using gcc is
> shorter than DJGPP.  I know both compilers run under protected mode.
> Is it something to do with the DOS file system?  Or perhaps linux's

Previous discussions of this issue concluded that with an optimal setup 
of DJGPP, you should have about 20%-30% slower compilation times than on 
Linux with the same hardware.

If you get worse ratio, check out section 3.9 in the DJGPP FAQ list.