[fpc-devel] Comparison FPC 2.6.2 - Delphi 7

[Marco van de Voort]

In our previous episode, Michael Van Canneyt said:
> > In our previous episode, Michael Van Canneyt said:
> >> What I remember from windows 2000 is that FPC/ld/etc is several factors
> >> slower on the same hardware as when run under Linux.
> >
> > Afaik the internal linker is default on windows since 2.2.0 ?
> 
> Also when smartlinking ? 

I think that was one of the primary reasons for it even.

Before the internal linker, smartlinking lazarus (every unit in it) with LD
could eat 1.5GB

On *nix, sections smartlinking remedied that somewhat, but on Windows not.