From: Steve Tuckner <STUCKNER@...>
Date: 2003-08-02T04:21:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Slow ruby start up on XP

Thanks for the test. I was afraid to update to 1.8 (for no good reason --
reinstalling packages, etc...) but now I am running smooth and fast :-)

Thanks Matz and company for a dramatic speed up of requires or something. My
speed up when the CPU is busy is similar to below.

Thanks again,

Steve Tuckner

> -----Original Message-----
> From: daz [mailto:dooby@d10.karoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:05 PM
> To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Subject: Re: Slow ruby start up on XP
>
>
>
> "Steve Tuckner" <STUCKNER@MULTITECH.COM> wrote:
>
> > 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]
> > >
> > >[...]
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
>
> IIRC, he's running a recent 1.8.
>
> I tried this on a 200MHz Win98 with
>  ( ruby 1.7.3 (2002-11-17) [i386-mswin32] )
>
> Result:  8.5s (alone),  14-17s  (counting).
>
> On the same system with
>  ( ruby 1.6.7 (2002-03-01) [i586-mswin32] )
>
> Result:  16.5s (alone),  ... left in background  (counting).
>
> After some time, I wondered if there was some other
> problem, so I stopped the counter and the GUI window
> soon appeared along with ...
>
> after require fox
> time = 1973.03
> before runGUI
> time = 1973.03
> before FXApp.new
> time = 1973.2
> after FXApp.new
> time = 1973.36
>
> (That's about 32 mins)
>
>
> daz
>
>
>