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From: "Kevin Davis" <kevindavis@balt.checkfree.com>
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Subject: Re: Codewarrior works, GNU doesn't
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 10:24:05 -0500
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>Are you sure the new program space required by the globals
>doesn't conflict with the data around the program (eg TIM files),
>you can use mapfiles (GNU will generate these, see makefile
>options and sample code) to see exactly how much space
>the executable uses up.


I'll try the mapfiles.

>PS why did you want to cut down on the number
>of parameters to functions?

I had read in a programming book that the use of global variables was
quicker than passing in variables to a function.  What do you think?

Kevin