From: Ron Jeffries Date: 2002-03-08T05:38:57+09:00 Subject: Re: file reading impossibly slow? 1.6.6 vs. 1.6.2 numbers On Thu, 07 Mar 2002 17:42:33 GMT, Pete McBreen wrote: >Same script, but the 1.6.6 version is _18_ times slower than the old 1.6.2 >cygwin version. And in case anyone is wondering about buffering, the times >are consistent when I alternate running the 1.6.6 and 1.6.2 versions. > >I'd have to guess that there is something about the 1.6.6 mswin32 build >that is causing the grief, and/or the old cygwin build was really great:-) Sabotage! Who talked me into going to 1.6.6 anyway? ;-> With Pete, I trust that someone will figure this out. It's not going to be me, I fear ... Ronald E Jeffries http://www.XProgramming.com http://www.objectmentor.com I'm giving the best advice I have. You get to decide whether it's true for you.