From: Daniel Lucraft <dan@...>
Date: 2008-01-23T00:12:31+09:00
Subject: Re: gem install SUPER SLOW in linux virtual machine

Max Williams wrote:
> So, i'm up and running but still puzzled over why it was taking so long. 
> I tried starting it again and once again it looked like taking much 
> longer than usual (I killed it again).  So, if anyone has any ideas i'd 
> still like to know :)

If you're not running >1.0.0 then try upgrading.

In previous versions Rubygems used up a LOT of memory as YAML parsed the 
update log. On my server this led to memory swapping and taking ages. 
It's largely fixed in later versions. I think they use Marshal now??

best,
Dan
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