I am a Linux user as well and this indeed sounds a bit alarming (but I haven't tested it on my machine yet, though...) Does somebody has a bit more information about the reason, current state, etc.?
Thanks! 2009/11/28 David Brown <cloj...@davidb.org>: > This commit: > > commit 5577a47a390782d7ab911c2e3c4c8be1b0341aa8 > Author: Rich Hickey <richhic...@gmail.com> > Date: Sat Feb 7 14:46:56 2009 +0000 > > added sync to writeClassFile > > Adds a 'sync()' call to the class file write. On systems where the > underlying fsync() call causes a flush all the way to disk (Linux) > this makes AOT compilation about an order of magnitude slower, > especially given the large number of functions in typical clojure > code. > > Anyone know the history behind this? It makes AOT compilation on > Linux about 5x slower than on OSX. > > The call to sync() takes longer than the compilation did. It would be > a win to just clean all of the class files and rebuild after a crash. > > The current behavior makes working off of battery on a laptop > unworkable, since it keeps the harddisk from spinning down. > > These are just the output of the compiler, easily regenerated. > > David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
