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Q61976: -Gi with Certain Optimizations Creates No .MDT File

Article: Q61976
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 29-MAY-1990

The compile option -Gi (incremental compile) normally produces two
files, a module-description table (.MDT) and an incremental link table
(.ILK). However, with -Ol (loop optimization) and either -Os (optimize
for space) or -Ot (optimize for speed) turned on, the -Gi option fails
to produce the .MDT file. Note that the -Ox option behaves similarly
because it includes -Ol and -Ot.

This behavior is by design and is due to code generation differences,
which the .MDT file cannot track from compilation to compilation.

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