On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Luchezar Georgiev wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:28:45 +0000 (GMT), Bart Oldeman wrote:
>
> > (I'm cross-compiling on Linux nowadays mostly
>
> But how? With an OpenWatcom cross-compiler for Linux?

Yes, how else would that be possible (except for
emulators like VMWARE/DOSEMU/Bochs/etc)?

> > 2.7 second kernel compiles vs. 15 seconds in DOSEMU is quite an
> > advantage)
>
> My 9-year Linux time ended in 2002, so I usually let the kernel compile
> itself (a goot test ;-)

Hmm just wondering how you deal with CVS then? Do you run CVS on DOS?
I see your emailing from Windows so that's a different thing ;)
Just difficult to copy and paste things then, if you do kernel compiles
and write emails on different machines...

Don't worry though, I regularly let the kernel still compile itself,
because it's indeed a good test.

> > and here there are 120 fewer bytes. But the object file contains more
> > than just code...
>
> Of course, but why are there such big differences, when the only thing
> that has changed between the two compilations was that particular code
> chunk?

I have no idea really. I only know that OW puts lots of other stuff in the
.obj file, perhaps debug info, certainly information about static
functions, etc.

Bart



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