BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 08-13-92 (13:40) Number: 188
From: MARK BUTLER Refer#: 47
To: ANSHU PANDEY Recvd: NO
Subj: NOCOM.OBJ Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
On 08-09-92 Anshu Pandey wrote to All...
AP> Can anyone tell me much about SMALLERR.OBJ, NOEM.OBJ and
AP> NOCOM.OBJ itself?
When linked with your program code smallerr.obj will limit the size
and number of returned error message strings that are to be embedded
in your compiled program. It gets rid of explicit error messages like
"Return without GOSUB" etc and replaces most all of them with a
simple all-inclusive message that goes something like "Error [#] in
line [#] of module [progname]" to handle all of them and let's you
figure out what went wrong yourself. This is great for compiling code
that has been *thoroughly* debugged. After all, if you don't get a
"Return without GOSUB" on your compiled program's first test flight
you are NEVER going to get that error message correct? So why have
this error message embedded as useless bytes in your finished EXE? I
always use smallerr.obj in any finished program I'm reasonably
confident about, it does make a nice size difference in your favor.
Noem.obj is an acronym for "NO coprocessor EMulation" and switches
off QB's numeric coprocessor emulation feature. You can link this obj
in for programs that will *only* be run on machines with a numeric
coprocessor installed and this will cut the size of your compiled EXE
down even more. If you are *not* certain where your program will be
used however, this isn't such a great idea because your program will
crash on machines that have no coprocessor.
When you compile a program that has an OPEN statement in it QB brings
in support from bcom45.lib for opening 1) files 2) comports 3) line
printers. If your code is only going to open a file then why have
comport support code laying around snoozing in your compiled EXE?
It'll never be used. Nocom.obj is an acronym for "NO COMmuncications
support". So link this one in with code that handles only files but
doesn't mess with any serial ports at all. This will bring down the
size of your finished EXE even further.
Hope this helps you out some.
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