From: Ian Macdonald <ian@...>
Date: 2002-06-22T04:11:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is I/O slow?

On Sat 22 Jun 2002 at 03:06:20 +0900, Chris Ross wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 02:26:15AM +0900, Ian Macdonald muttered...
> 
> Because it makes debugging easier? Trust me, going just down one route 
> to solve a problem in a cross platform way can provide enough issues, let
> alone having multiple paths depending on a strange array compile
> options.

It doesn't need to be an option. Just have autoconf detect the
presence of glibc and build accordingly.

> And if you want tight control over buffering [as matz stated he
> does] the easiest way to do it is to implement it himself touching
> the real world as little as possible until necessary [eg. flushing
> that buffer].

Sure, that's a valid approach, too. I guess I just don't see the
benefit of not using the resources of the OS when they equate with
what you're trying to do on a given platform.

It's a small point, though. I would not actually expect I/O to be as
fast when running a scripted application, so I'm not dissatisfied with
Ruby's performance in any way.

Ian
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