On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:01:40 +0100 Ranjit Singh wrote: > > If you really think that EAPI as an extension has anything to do > > with performance > > You mentioned performance a few times in that lovely thread when it > got shot down, I believe in the context of metadata generation: > > "Performance hit" (when discussing an alternative) [1] > "The GLEP is not about performance, but any solution that forces the > introduction of a slowdown of more than, say, 20%, isn't viable." [2] > "It's several more directory reads. This is a measurable performance > hit" [3] > > Are you now saying performance doesn't matter?
Please re-read what I said. EAPI as an extension has nothing to do with performance. This does not mean that an alternative that has significant performance implications is not a problem. I'll explain it for you in much simpler terms: equipping a car with a new kind of engine and fuel system that is much safer in the case of an accident is a good thing, but not if it also reduces the car's top speed to 30mph. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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