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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Faster startups by fixing C++ object files before linking ( 30-50% faster startups )
From:       Ian Reinhart Geiser <geiseri () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2001-07-27 3:34:44
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On Thursday 26 July 2001 06:01 pm, Leon Bottou wrote:
> Reading Waldo Bastian's text on C++ shared libraires gave me some ideas.
> Eventually I spent a few nights trying them.
>
> The proposed scheme modifies the object files before linking
> in a way that reduces the number of expensive relocations.
> Startup times are reduced by 30 to 50%.
>
> See the attached files for details.
>
I may be confusing things but is this not about the same idea as precompiled 
headers?  It sounds similar but I could be mistaken.  Could someone please 
explane this in a little more detail?
-ian reinhart geiser
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