Re: [Sdcc-user] slow compilation under Win

[Joris v. d. S. <vd...@pu...>]

At 08:04 10-11-00 +0000, you wrote:

> I use the compiler from a DOS window on Windows 98.

> The "slowness" is very noticeable when you try to compile a file which
> doesn't exist!.

lol. :-)  Forgive my smile, but please reread the line you just typed!


> HOWEVER, I noticed that if I had another window with CYGNUS running, 
> then the compiler running in the DOS window goes much faster. Don't know 
> why, but it works, so now I always compile with a CYGNUS window minimised. 

I had trouble using the cygwin version before. Now I use the Borland 
version which seems to work perfectly once you have cleaned up the 
temporary windows directory.

Kind regards,

Joris van der Sande
vd...@pu...


>----- Original Message -----

>From: "J.J. van der Sande" <vd...@pu...>

>To: sdc...@li...

>Sent: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 00:32:29 +0000 (GMT+00:00)

>Subject: [Sdcc-user] slow compilation under Win

>

>> Hi,

>> 

>> As stated in the manual, for some unknown reason, SDCC runs very slow
under

>> Windows. I have used the cygwin binaries some time and recently tried the

>> borland binaries and indeed both SDCC compilers always run very slowly

>> under Windows. 

>> 

>> However, I have noticed that SDCC creates temporary files in the

>> \WINDOWS\TEMP directory named 'sdcc0', 'sdcc1', 'sdcc2' etc. Apparently,

>> these files are not properly removed after compilation has finished. SDCC

>> had already created hundreds of temporary files on my system numbered up
to

>> 'sdcc527'! That explains probably why compilation took so long, because

>> SDCC had to count all the files before creating the next one. I have

>> inserted a "del \WINDOWS\TEMP\SDCC*.*" in my makefile that is executed

>> prior compilation, and suddenly SDCC compiles blazing fast!

>> 

>> Hopefully this workaround is useful for other Windows users too, until
this

>> bug gets fixed. Besides from this minor bug, SDCC is an excellent
compiler.

>> Thanks,  for your efforts and keep up the good work, guys!

>> 

>> 

>> Kind regards,

>> 

>> Joris van der Sande

>> vd...@pu...

>> 

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