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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:09:44 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Todd M. wrote:

> As I am new to using djgpp I am unsure how fast it runs.  On my PC however
> it seems to be very slow, i.e. to compile a simple "hello world" C file
> takes approx. 30 secs.  Is this normal?

No, it's way too long.  It should take a second or so.

> My PC is relatively fast (P-3, 13Mb RAM, 10Gb HDD etc).

Is it really 13MB or is that a typo?  13MB sounds a strangely low value 
for a P3.

Also, what OS are you running on that machine?  If it's plain DOS (not 
some version of Windows), the slow operation is almost certainly due to a 
lack of a disk cache.

> Any suggestions for speeding it up?

You will find some advice in the DJGPP FAQ, sections 3.9, 7.1 and 7.2.