masm64rt & masm32rt

[mabdelouahab]

It's just a comparison:

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.486                                     
.model flat                       
.code
Start:
End Start

ML: Total compile time 78 ms

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.code
main proc
main endp
end 

ML64: Total compile time 78 ms

well but

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include \masm32\include\masm32rt.inc
.code
Start:
End Start
ML: Total compile time 328 ms

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include \masm64\include\masm64rt.inc
.code
main proc
main endp
end

ML64: Total compile time 1984 ms

[hutch--]

That makes sense, the number of include files and libraries make the difference. I confess I have never particularly worried about assemble / compile times on modern machines, it was a pain on old hardware 20 years ago but the speed difference of modern hardware solves the problem. What I am worried about is the performance of the finished binary.

[jj2007]

With the dual 64/32 assembly examples (updated today), the assemble & link times are only marginally longer than for plain MASM32 files.

Timings for my Core i5 cpu:
The console example needs 400 ms with ML64 and JWasm, 270 ms with AsmC
The window template needs 500 ms with ML & (H)JWasm, 360 ms with AsmC

ML64: Total compile time 1984 ms

That is clearly too much for a Hello World. For comparison, the RichMasm source with its 18k lines takes less than 900ms 8)