<< except the SDK tools. goc,
pmake, swat, you name it.
For some reason, they sit and do nothing for about a half a minute before
starting up. >>
It could be related to your particular version of EMM386.EXE. If you are
using an emm driver from a DOS version older than MS DOS 6.22, you might have
better results if you upgrade to DOS 6.22.
Or... From the Jan95 SDK FAQ:
TOPIC: Goc & Glue (compiler and linker)
Q. The SDK tools are very slow. Glue will take up to 20 seconds
before it starts linking all the object modules. How can I
speed things up?
A. Our tools use the Phar-Lap DOS extender, which has some problems
with EMM386.EXE in MS-DOS 6.X. This problem causes delays before
the programs start executing which are proportional to the amount
of memory on the machine.
To fix this problem, add the following to your autoexec.bat file
set DOSX=-MAXV 0