From: Steve Tuckner <STUCKNER@...>
Date: 2003-07-26T05:50:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Slow ruby start up on XP

What version of ruby are you running? I am running 1.68 (PragProg's
version). Also any other commentators with slower machines?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yura Kloubakov [mailto:yura@opmr.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:28 PM
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> 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.