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THE difference between Borland Pascal and Borland C++ compilation speed
is attributable to header files.  Period.

A Borland Pascal program simply inserts the statement "uses xx.tpu", whereby
the compiler simply loads the binary image into memory.

Borland C++ programs use "#include xx.h", whereby the compiler must PARSE the
source text.  If there are many header files, the loss of speed can be 
dramatic.

There is a way in C++ to get much better compilation speeds, precompiled
headers.  These function in the same way as a Borland Pascal uses statement,
allowing compilation times to be much faster, albeit, probably still a little
slower than Borland Pascal.

Another thing to remember with Borland Pascal, there is no separate link step.
The compiler does everything in one executable.  The link step in Borland C++
is separate, thus there is time spent in unloading the compiler and loading 
the linker in memory.  Both ways have their advantages and disadvantages.

Chris Fortier
Borland C++ Run Time Library QA

cfortier@borland.com