How can I increase the speed of the linkage/fastlink package on my workstation?
1. Use FASTLINK, which is the C version of the LINKAGE package with a few algorithmic improvements. It can increase the speed of your calculations by an order of magnitude. 2. Setting up lots of paging space, which uses the hard drive as virtual memory (300 megs is usually plenty). Note that paging space is the same as swap space. Then use the “fast” versions of FASTLINK. 3. Use GCC, which is the GNU/Free Software Foundation C compiler, to compile FASTLINK. GCC produces machine language that is about 10% faster than Sun’s C compiler. 4. Install the generic small kernel instead of the generic kernel. The generic kernel has device files for almost everything, and can slow the system down. The generic small kernel is configured for a system without many devices and without many users. Installing a generic small kernel is an option during system installation on Sun workstations. 5. Reconfigure your kernel so it has only devices you need. This should give you a small improvement in overall
