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Re: Octal

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Octal
Date 2016-12-31 06:24 +1300
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On 12/31/16 02:04 AM, BartC wrote:
> On 30/12/2016 11:07, David Brown wrote:
>>
>> First, you write code in sensible sizes.  Second, you use a build system
>> that only re-compiles what it has to - so only the file you have changed
>> needs re-compiled.  And third, so what if it takes a couple of seconds
>> in the background for the compilation to finish?
>>
>> If you have a big project, you might want to separate the link stage
>> from the compilation stages, since a big link takes time and it is often
>> not convenient to structure your code for partial linking.  But
>> compilation of the file you are working on, while working on it, is
>> rarely an issue.
>
> Seems to be a lot of pandering to the compiler to me:
>
> - Having to keep file sizes small

Pandering to good design.

> - Having to structure the project differently

Pandering to good design.

> - Having to use an external manager smart enough to
>     know when not to compile modules

Such tool have been around since before I started programming in the 70s...

> - Having to use a separate faster machine to compile on
>     when the target would be too slow

So do you install a compiler on your ARM Cortex-M3 development board and 
compile your 5000 line file there?  If you are lucky enough to have one 
of bigger parts, you might just be able to get most of the file into RAM.

> Just my view...

Not based on working on any non-trivial C projects no doubt.

-- 
Ian

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