On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, David Murn wrote:

> The reason bcc wouldn't run was because it was too large (> 64k) to even
> link.  This is where the fat has to be trimmed first, before anyone even
> starts to worry about running it.  I've wondered if it's possible to use
> temporary files in some way, and break down the compiler into multiple
> steps.  From memory, this is sort of how minix does it (minix runs more
> than 2 programs to get .c to .o).

Have you cluey (no pun intended) guys thought of overlay binaries
instead of swapping?
(As supported in Amiga HUNK format and also by some DOS binaries?)


Regards,
Jakob Eriksson





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