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Article #36121Fast program loading with RELOC
From: Preston Bannister
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1989 22:24
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1989 22:24
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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 USENET : hplabs!felix!preston BIX : plb CompuServe : 71350,3505 GEnie : p.bannister
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!oliveb!felix!preston 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 Sender: daemon@felix.UUCP Lines: 19