DOS ain't dead - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port)

FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 16.10.2008, 23:52

> Thanks! Since FTE is my favorite DOS editor, I did a few tests. It works
> fine, and in a WinXP DOS-Box there's nothing to complain about. However,
> in plain DOS - no cache loaded! - there's a small problem: it's very slow
> if large files are viewed/edited. To load a 85 MB text file it needs 1-2
> minutes, and pressing Alt-X to exit (file unmodified!) needs about
> 3-4 minutes until the DOS prompt appears.
>
> [The test machine has 1 GB memory]

Could this be due to DJGPP's default (slow) malloc()? I think it's free() is said (by CWS) to be "O(n*n) due to free()'s block merge". Try Nmalloc instead, and see if that makes a difference. (Latest DJGPP ports of GCC use this because "otherwise it would be too slow" [Andris Pavenis].)

P.S. What are you trying to edit that's 85 MB in size?? CWS claims his EDT-alike editor is very fast at editing huge files. But it's a different interface entirely to FTE. And although I like FTE, I prefer others that are good too: TDE, Mined, JED, VILE, JASSPA MicroEmacs, etc. although I never edit such huge files (not even close!). What does FTE offer that's so unique? (Just curious.)

(edited for corrections, additional info)

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FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - rr, 16.10.2008, 16:32 (Announce)
- FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Japheth, 16.10.2008, 18:38
  - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Rugxulo, 16.10.2008, 23:52
  - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Rugxulo, 17.10.2008, 01:32
    - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Japheth, 17.10.2008, 07:58
      - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - DOS386, 18.10.2008, 00:57
  - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - rr, 17.10.2008, 10:06
    - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - DOS386, 18.10.2008, 01:00
      - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - marcov, 18.10.2008, 12:50
        FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) FPIDE @marcov - DOS386, 20.10.2008, 08:45
      - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Rugxulo, 18.10.2008, 21:36
        FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - marcov, 26.10.2008, 11:51
        GNU Emacs 22.3 for DOS/DJGPP - Rugxulo, 12.11.2008, 00:36
        GNU Emacs 22.3 for DOS/DJGPP - Rugxulo, 25.11.2008, 06:42
    - Tools/Shell command also has some problems in DOS - Japheth, 18.10.2008, 14:28
      - Tools/Shell command also has some problems in DOS - Rugxulo, 18.10.2008, 21:29
        highlights of FTE - DOS386, 19.10.2008, 01:27
        highlights of FTE - rr, 20.10.2008, 15:02
        Tools/Shell command also has some problems in DOS - Japheth, 19.10.2008, 10:03
        Tools/Shell command also has some problems in DOS - DOS386, 20.10.2008, 09:26
        Tools/Shell command also has some problems in DOS - Steve, 23.10.2008, 07:33
        tc - DOS386, 25.10.2008, 01:22
        tc - Steve, 25.10.2008, 17:10
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - DOS386, 29.10.2008, 10:02
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - rr, 29.10.2008, 10:24
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - Japheth, 29.10.2008, 15:18
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - Rugxulo, 29.10.2008, 19:38
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - rr, 10.11.2008, 22:16
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - DOS386, 11.11.2008, 14:54
        The most archaic abandonware ever ! only 1808 years old :-D - rr, 11.11.2008, 20:28
        README.1ST for DOS release - ecm, 12.11.2008, 18:01
        vegi - DOS386, 29.12.2008, 01:55
        GNU Emacs 23.0 - Rugxulo, 29.12.2008, 22:58
        vegi - Steve, 02.01.2009, 08:20
- FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - Deniska, 17.10.2008, 02:51
  - FTE version 0.50.01-cvs available (port) - rr, 17.10.2008, 10:04