Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 10:23:57 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: deuce <norbertj AT panix DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: hello world compile time
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On 28 Jun 1996, deuce wrote:

> When compiling the hello world program, disk seems to be very busy.  
> Takes about 6 seconds.  Is this about par for course.  FAQ 7. suggests 
> that there is a minimum time, but it does not say what it is.
> 
> Using 486dx50 with 5m in extended and plenty of swap space.

6 seconds should be about right for your machine.  Check out your disk
cache settings to make the disk traffic minimal.  If you compile two times
in a row, the second time should almost never make the disk work, except
at the very end, if you cache and RAM drive are set right.  The FAQ
includes suggestions for optimal system configuration in section 3.8.