Re: a.out vs. ELF speed (WAS Re: Will a.out disappear?)

theofilu@ping.at ("theofilu@ping.at")
Sun, 25 Feb 1996 15:40:46 +0100 (MET)


On Fri, 23 Feb 1996, Matt Clauson wrote:

> At 16:45 2/23/96 +0000, Ralph Loader wrote:
> >>Yeah, that makes sense. The only problem is: I can't run ELF only=
without
> >>recompiling a BUNCH of stuff, and that will still take a LOT of tim=
e (this
> >>is still 4 megs, like it or not.) Any ideas?
> >
> >Get a Redhat 2.1 CD? Or install it off the net.
>=20
> That's no problem. My next concern: what is the speed differential
> between a.out and ELF? On my box, speed is at a premimum, unfortunat=
ely,
> and I don't have the funds available to upgrade right now. So you ca=
n
> understand that I won't upgrade to ELF if there's a major differentia=
l in
> speed.
>=20
> Any comments?
>=20
I did an upgrade to ELF and it seems that my machine is faster now (at=20
least not slower than before).

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