Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-22 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 02:04:07AM CET: > On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: >> >> We may need to think about speeding up func_to_host_path, e.g., by not >> forking for arguments that don't need conversion, or by converting >> several paths with a constant amount of

Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-22 Thread Peter Rosin
Den 2009-01-21 22:54, skrev Ralf Wildenhues: Hi Peter, * Peter Rosin wrote on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 02:26:36AM CET: This patch together with [1] and [2] will make "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC behave the same as the individual tests. The patch fixes a couple more o

Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-21 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: We may need to think about speeding up func_to_host_path, e.g., by not forking for arguments that don't need conversion, or by converting several paths with a constant amount of forks. But that can be done separately. There is also the possibility o

Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-21 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Charles Wilson wrote on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:11:22PM CET: > Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > > We may need to think about speeding up func_to_host_path, e.g., by not > > forking for arguments that don't need conversion, or by converting > > several paths with a constant amount of forks. But that c

Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-21 Thread Charles Wilson
Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > We may need to think about speeding up func_to_host_path, e.g., by not > forking for arguments that don't need conversion, or by converting > several paths with a constant amount of forks. But that can be done > separately. FWIW, as part of re-writing this: [PATCH] [cygw

Re: "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-21 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Peter, * Peter Rosin wrote on Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 02:26:36AM CET: > This patch together with [1] and [2] will make "Run tests with > low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC behave the same as the individual > tests. > > The patch fixes a couple more of the /abs/path issues alre

"Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC

2009-01-20 Thread Peter Rosin
Hi! This patch together with [1] and [2] will make "Run tests with low max_cmd_len" on MSYS/MSVC behave the same as the individual tests. The patch fixes a couple more of the /abs/path issues already fixed in [1] and [2]. However, I fear that these hunks may be more controversial, as