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From: stuart@bms-at.UUCP (Stuart D. Gathman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: minix C compiler performance
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Date: Mon, 1-Jun-87 22:12:29 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  1 22:12:29 1987
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Summary: My complaint is different


I find the generated code quality of the MINIX compiler to be acceptable.
What is not acceptable is the amount of time it takes to compile.

I literally do the following while trying to fix fsck:

	a) plan changes and edit
	b) start compile
	c) prepare and eat dinner
	d) check to see if it's done yet

This is with a hard disk!  I goes twice as fast on my diskette only
Toshiba 1100+, so I have been using that instead.  But it is still
a major snack break.

I bought an MS-DOS compiler from aztec a while back that runs in small model
(and generates small model).  It is very fast at compiles (compiles fsck in
a few minutes).  The code quality is slightly better than MINIX.  
I wish one of these companies (Borland especially) would sell a fast compiler
for MINIX.

P.S. asld seems to be reasonably fast.
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Stuart D. Gathman	<stuart@bms-at.uucp>
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