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Re: CPU usage issue with bash


> Bash seems to be taking up a lot of CPU resources for me. It peaks to
> 100% for lengthy spans of around 20-30 seconds.
> On NT systems (with an older cygwin) I notice peaks to around 70-80% for
> shorter durations of time.
> Is this a known issue with bash ?
> I found this on the archives.
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg01114.html

That message was for a much older configuration.  Perhaps the
issue has been fixed since then, but since you did not attach
cygcheck.out for us to determine your configuration, I can't
tell if you need to upgrade.

> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

> 
> Is there any documentation on the minimum recommended hardware
> configuration for Cygwin ?

If I understand right, cygwin uses assembly instructions that
won't work on a 386.  But beyond that, if you have a machine
that can run Win95, then you can run cygwin (although it may
be painfully slow).  I regularly run cygwin on a 266 MHz Pentium
Pro, Win98 (although I much prefer more modern machines).

--
Eric Blake
volunteer cygwin bash maintainer



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