Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-16 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Albert D. Cahalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > * Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation > > on slow machines. > > You could put the computation in a low-priority thread, so that it > still gets done but doesn't mess up responsiveness. Yes, I've thought about doing

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-16 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Albert D. Cahalan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: * Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation on slow machines. You could put the computation in a low-priority thread, so that it still gets done but doesn't mess up responsiveness. Yes, I've thought about doing exactly

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Albert D. Cahalan
> * Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation > on slow machines. You could put the computation in a low-priority thread, so that it still gets done but doesn't mess up responsiveness. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Olaf Titz
[Warning: historical reference ahead.] > > I'd appreciate it if some of you with slow machines would try running > > with fast mode on and seeing if that addresses the sluggishness. > > I assume that, eventually there will be no slow mode or fast mode > distinction... just a single fast mode.

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Anton Altaparmakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Much better now! make xconfig still seems to be the old way (hadn't tried > it before)? - At least I get two shades of green. The lighter one is > completely unreadable on the silver background. Could I suggest to get rid > of the light/dark green

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I assume that, eventually there will be no slow mode or fast mode > distinction... just a single fast mode. Right? :) That's an interesting question to which I do not yet know the answer. I am continuing to speed-tune. --

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Anton Altaparmakov
At 04:45 15/04/2001, Eric S. Raymond wrote: >Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 > * The old menuconfig shortcut that 'm' in a boolean entry field > sets 'y' is now implemented. > * Simplified color scheme. Much better now! make xconfig still seems to be the old

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Anton Altaparmakov
At 04:45 15/04/2001, Eric S. Raymond wrote: Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 * The old menuconfig shortcut that 'm' in a boolean entry field sets 'y' is now implemented. * Simplified color scheme. Much better now! make xconfig still seems to be the old way

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I assume that, eventually there will be no slow mode or fast mode distinction... just a single fast mode. Right? :) That's an interesting question to which I do not yet know the answer. I am continuing to speed-tune. -- a

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Anton Altaparmakov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Much better now! make xconfig still seems to be the old way (hadn't tried it before)? - At least I get two shades of green. The lighter one is completely unreadable on the silver background. Could I suggest to get rid of the light/dark green

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Olaf Titz
[Warning: historical reference ahead.] I'd appreciate it if some of you with slow machines would try running with fast mode on and seeing if that addresses the sluggishness. I assume that, eventually there will be no slow mode or fast mode distinction... just a single fast mode. Right?

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-15 Thread Albert D. Cahalan
* Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation on slow machines. You could put the computation in a low-priority thread, so that it still gets done but doesn't mess up responsiveness. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-14 Thread Jeff Garzik
"Eric S. Raymond" wrote: > Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 > * Synchronized with 2.4.4-pre1. pre3 is out ;-) > * Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation > on slow machines. > > I'd appreciate it if some of you with slow machines would

CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-14 Thread Eric S. Raymond
The latest version is always available at http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/cml2/ Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 * Synchronized with 2.4.4-pre1. * Adam Lackorzynski's patch to make install-cml2 do the right thing with relative installation paths. * The

CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-14 Thread Eric S. Raymond
The latest version is always available at http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/cml2/ Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 * Synchronized with 2.4.4-pre1. * Adam Lackorzynski's patch to make install-cml2 do the right thing with relative installation paths. * The

Re: CML2 1.1.1, wiuth experimental fast mode

2001-04-14 Thread Jeff Garzik
"Eric S. Raymond" wrote: Release 1.1.1: Sat Apr 14 23:41:34 EDT 2001 * Synchronized with 2.4.4-pre1. pre3 is out ;-) * Added fast-mode command to suppress side-effect computation on slow machines. I'd appreciate it if some of you with slow machines would try