Subj : Re: How can I make a very large program run?
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid>
Date : Wed Feb 18 2004 01:30 am

Richard Hufford wrote:

>Just a couple of questions:  If  the program is loaded into one "segment",
>why do the help screens indicate that there is a difference between checking
>and not checking the "Pack Code Segments" box on the General Linker screen?
>(This corresponds to the /P and /P- command line linker options.)  Does this
>just indicate a lack of communication between a developer and technical
>writer, or is there a difference?

It's a 16-bit thing, which 5.01 supports, hence the option.
ilink32 doesn't list the /P option.

>And, I understand that BC++ 5.01 is kind of buggy.  We have a copy of BC++
>Builder 5.  I'm wondering if I should
>try moving over to OWLNEXT on BCB5.

Don't know about OWN/OWLNEXT, but I use the commandline compiler from
BCB5.  Works fine so far.

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