Re: why is make so bloody slow (for me)

[Kevin Layer <layer at franz dot com>]

>> I've always found 2K faster than NT.  

Me, too, normally.

>> I do find it necessary to run
>> regclean.exe and defrag frequently.

I doubt either of these will solve the problem.  Also, I've been
burned by regclean.exe before.

>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kevin Layer" <layer@franz.com>
>> To: "David Deaven" <deaven@execpc.com>
>> Cc: <cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 12:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: why is make so bloody slow (for me)
>> 
>> 
>> > >>
>> > >> Just to make sure, you are not using a network drive to build on, are
>> you?
>> > >> For me, doing that in Windows NT (using NFS or clearcase MVFS network
>> > >> filesystems) makes builds run a factor of 10-50 slower, even though
>> they are
>> > >> fast as ever under Linux or FreeBSD on the same physical box.  I chalk
>> it up
>> > >> to poor network code in Microsoft OS.
>> >
>> > No networks drives in my path, nor is my current working directory on
>> > a remote machine.  I do have some mounted, though.
>> >
>> > >>
>> > >> Dave
>> > >>
>> > >> >I'm running Windows 2000 on a PIII 700 with 256mb of PC100 ECC RAM.
>> > >> >It's not the machine, obviously.  It's probably win2k, but I thought
>> > >> >I'd ask...
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I'm running the V1.0 of cygwin.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >The command "make --debug" gives this output:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >  GNU Make version 3.77, by Richard Stallman and Roland McGrath.
>> > >> >  Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
>> > >> >   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> > >> >  This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
>> > >> >  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
>> > >> >  PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >  Report bugs to <bug-make@gnu.org>.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >  Reading makefiles...
>> > >> >  Reading makefile `makefile'...
>> > >> >  Reading makefile `../makefile.top' (search path) (no ~ expansion)...
>> > >> >  Reading makefile `../makefile.defs' (search path) (no ~
>> expansion)...
>> > >> >  Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
>> > >> >  Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
>> > >> >  Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
>> > >> >  Got a SIGCHLD; 1 unreaped children.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >There is a 10 second pause after each of the above 4 lines is
>> > >> >printed.  The overall effect is that it takes a good minute or two to
>> > >> >get to doing some real work.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I upgraded my processor and NT (from 4.0sp6a) around the same time,
>> > >> >but I can swear it never was this slow.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >I have a bunch of $(shell ...) in lines my makefile.
>> > >> >I have the environment variable MAKE_MODE set to UNIX.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Ideas?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Kevin Layer
>> > >> >
>> > >> >--
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>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> -------------------------------------
>> > >> David Deaven        deaven@execpc.com
>> > >> http://www.execpc.com/~deaven
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> -------------------------------------
>> > >> David Deaven        deaven@execpc.com
>> > >> http://www.execpc.com/~deaven
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
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