From: Eric Hodel Date: 2010-03-26T08:30:14+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:29016] Re: [Feature #3010] slow require gems in ruby 1.9.1 On Mar 25, 2010, at 15:45, Roger Pack wrote: I cannot reproduce with ruby trunk: >> >> $ time ruby19 -v foo.rb >> ruby 1.9.2dev (2010-02-09 trunk 26623) [x86_64-darwin10.2.0] >> 36 >> 39 >> >> real 0m0.477s > > From his original post: > > in 1.9.1 it shows > 106 > 110 > > it appears that he has a few more gems installed. I think that is > what helps to reproduce it. I installed merb on my ruby trunk: # the worst time I got for ruby trunk $ time ruby19 foo.rb 78 82 real 0m0.579s user 0m0.382s sys 0m0.104s # the best time I got for apple ruby 1.8.7 $ time ruby foo.rb 11 35 real 0m0.617s user 0m0.454s sys 0m0.120s