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From: dag@chinet.UUCP (Daniel A. Glasser)
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Subject: Re: Mark Williams C: some findings...
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Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 19:48:45 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 16 19:48:45 1987
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Some comments on the findings which may have already been made:

1) Program size
	Not only does the MWC image have absolute refs instead of
	using PC/register relative addressing only as in MegaMax, but
	the symbol table is stored in the image file by the linker.
	This symbol table can be removed with the strip program.
	Before comparing program sizes, strip the MWC image file.

2) MSH "alias":
	MSH in fact treats the ".cmd" buffer as a directory, and
	each command in it is considered to be a file.  Executing
	one of these 'files' happens in a subshell.  Since .cmd is
	not a real directory, you cannot use the . command to execute
	in the current shell.  If you have some commands that you
	want to execute which affect the shell or environment, put
	them in a file that can be found along the search path, and
	then use the "." command, so:

		(file \bin\work)
		cd e:\working\dir ; lc *.c

	can be executed by

		. work

	when this is done executing, your current directory will be
	e:\working\dir (assuming it exists, and that \bin is in your
	search path.)

Non-Disclaimer:  I do have association with Mark Williams Co., and
	although these are not official remarks, if you were to call
	and ask, you would get the above answers.

3) GULAM
	I've never used GULAM, but I will try and find a copy and look
	at it.  Who produced it?  Is source available?  If someone knows
	these things, please send me E-mail, since I doubt that everyone
	wants this info.

-- 
					Daniel A. Glasser
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