Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/26/05:14:07
On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Orlando Andico wrote:
> > Only if by ``space'' you mean disk space. If you mean the RAM, then the
> > size of the program is not important, because the DPMI host will swap the
> > editor (or a part thereof) out to make enough space for the compiler.
>
> Actually I meant both... don't tell me that Emacs with its bloated binary
> consumes less space than Jed... of course Jed can be a memory hog too
> since it's a DJGPP-compiled program. But (unless I'm way off, correct me
> if I'm wrong) a smaller binary means that much less memory consumed.
> Which then translates to more memory for the compiler.
Wrong. When you invoke the compiler from within Jed or Emacs, the DPMI
server (Windows, CWSDPMI or anything else) will swap out the editor to
disk to make space for the compiler. So except for the swap itself, the
compiler will have the same amount of memory under both editors.
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