Re: Objectada link time

[John Magness <jmagness@swbell.net>]

Nicolas Brunot wrote:

> Consulting FAQ on Aonix web site, I found the following :
>
> >>5.My compiler seems slow. How can I speed it up?
> >>...
> >>Sometimes users report a slow build time. Usually, much of the build
> time
> >>occurs during the link phase, not during the compilation phase, a
> reflection of
> >>the architecture of the Microsoft linker.
>
> Comparing with Rational Apex which also include the Microsoft linker,
> there is a enormous difference.
> for an application of about 15 Mo, linked from about 1200 Ada units :

Mo? is this megabytes of object code? What are the units?

>
> Apex link is about 1 mn
> Objectada link reaches 10 mn ...
>
> So there should be not only a microsoft linker problem here.
>

 What platforms produced these numbers?  The last line might lead a person
to think
that the same platform MS/Intel was used. A person familiar with the
internals of Apex might be able to throw some  light on this.

>
> Has anybody found a solution to this kind of problem ?
> Thanks for any information

This is a curious situation....
John