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From: preston@felix.UUCP (Preston Bannister)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Fast program loading with RELOC
Message-ID: <80497@felix.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 89 22:24:06 GMT
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I found a very interesting utility on Genie called RELOC.  What it does is
modify a program's code file to make it self-relocating and then changes the
codefile type so that TOS thinks the codefile is position-independent.

What does this mean?  This means that programs load _much_ faster, as TOS
does not clear all of memory when a position-independent program is loaded.
(Much the same effect as using NULLFILL).

I've used it on the MWC compiler codefiles to cut several seconds off each
compile.  I've also used it on GULAM, MicroEmacs, and several other
utilities with similar good results.  

All in all, an interesting piece of software!
--
Preston L. Bannister
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