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- From: mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us (Michael B. Smith)
- Subject: Re: ADE
- References: <4cku60$t4m@globe.indirect.com> <DKuzuJ.49n@cyf-kr.edu.pl>
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- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 96 10:42:38 EDT
- Organization: Only if you insist...
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- In article <DKuzuJ.49n@cyf-kr.edu.pl> iskra@student.uci.agh.edu.pl (Kamil Iskra) writes:
- > > In article <mbs.46mp@adastra.cvl.va.us>,
- > > Michael B. Smith <mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us> wrote:
- > > >rez is a way of keeping program, normally loaded from disk, at each
- > > >request; in memory. When a shell or another program tries to run a
- > > >rez'ed program, a copy is provided from memory; without having to load
- > > >it from disk.
- > > >
- > > >It uses lots more memory; but it's worlds faster too.
- >
- > What's the difference between this program and standard system "resident"
- > command?
-
- Using 'rez' does _not_ require a program to be pure. ANY program
- can be 'rez'ed.
-
- For things like gcc, where -resident hasn't worked since 2.3.3 (or so),
- it's quite important.
- --
- // Michael B. Smith
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