From: Yura Kloubakov <yura@...>
Date: 2003-07-26T05:28:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Slow ruby start up on XP

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Tuckner [mailto:STUCKNER@MULTITECH.COM]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 16:10
> 
> On my Windows XP machine, if I run some command intensive operation
> using the command prompt, (like a compile - or a ruby program -- see
> below), then if I try to start another ruby program from 
> another command
> prompt, it will take forever to start (or a long long time).  On my
> system a 400Mhz system, It takes a 30 seconds for the first print (of
> the second program) to come out and > 5 minutes to get past 
> the require
> of fox. Normally it takes about 4 seconds for the app to come up. 
>  
> I am planning to use Ruby as a GUI application for a hardware 
> device we
> are going to sell and I am worried that the application might 
> not start
> up if someone is doing intensive work (or as in the case below not
> really that intensive). Any one have any ideas on what I 
> could do about
> this problem? Also can any one try it on their Window's machine to see
> how it runs or if you get similar results?

On my 1.8 GHz W2K system it takes < 1 sec to show Fox window
when first program is not running and ~3 secs when it is
running.

Yura.