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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
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Subject: Re: MacApp (was Re: 32-bit OS)
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Date: 25 Aug 89 00:58:34 GMT
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In article <1396@intercon.UUCP> amanda@intercon.uu.net (Amanda Walker) 
writes:
> So, what's Jasik's patch?  Please to elaborate...

Steve Jasik has implemented, as part of his MacNosy/The Debugger system, a 
system called IBS (the Incremental Build System).

WHAT it does is really neat; HOW it does it is really scary.

He applies some patches to the MPW Pascal compiler to enable it to compile 
incrementally (!) and has an incremental linker that links the new code 
into your application WHILE IT IS RUNNING (read that again, sports fans).

The reduction in MPW Pascal turnaround is stunning; when dealing with 
MacApp, it's even more astounding.

Remind me to order my copy, as I think this will catch on with people who 
do LOTS of MacApp builds, and I am, after all, in the Development 
Platforms Group in Macintosh Developer Technical Support; keeping up on 
this stuff is my job (it's also a lotta fun, but don't tell my bosses)! ;-)




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