Re: g++: create_executable_time(Solaris) > create_executable_time(Linux)

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From: Philip Brown
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 16:55

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On Wed, 02 May 2001 11:21:14 -0400, rradh@yahoo.com wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Any of you noticed why it takes g++ far less time to create the
>executable on Linux machines than on Solaris. Its gets more annoying
>when the source gets biggger.
>
>Solaris: If you create the executable on /tmp, then its faster. 
>
>Any ideas on why this happens...

The solaris ld does a sync to disk, for some odd reason. so that slows
things down. likewise for the solaris assembler, I believe.
it has been reported that if you install and use the GNU 'ld' and 'as', 
then it rusn at comparable speed.

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