Hi, > Here it is (w/ srcs and one-byte diff): > > https://sites.google.com/site/rugxulo/XFDISK.ZIP?attredirects=0&d=1
Nice size for a patch ;-) >> As for UPX terms, I could try LZMA and Ultra Brute settings indeed, >> but >> wonder what effect (decompression possible at all? loading times? >> memory >> uses? does resulting binary work?) they have on ancient machines. > > I think XFDISK, even at the best of times, only works on 286s on up. > But I used "--ultra-brute --lzma --8086" anyways I got the impression that lzma and ultra-brute are very slow to create and that lzma will use more CPU and RAM even when unpacking... So I would probably settle with something more humble, something like upx --8086 --best *.com which should still be quite decent in size reduction in particular when compressing typical relatively small DOS apps like we do. Eric PS: The above is based on intuition, not research. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
