Below, you see that thread.jar, rbconfig, rubygems and generator_internal add up to the startup cost.
[system]:~ $ time jruby -J-Djruby.debug.loadService.timing=true --1.9 -e 'p 1' -> thread.jar <- thread.jar - 9ms -> rbconfig <- rbconfig - 204ms -> rubygems/defaults/operating_system <- rubygems/defaults/operating_system - 14ms -> enumerator -> generator_internal -> thread <- thread - 0ms <- generator_internal - 188ms <- enumerator - 227ms 1 real 0m2.244s user 0m1.574s sys 0m0.174s [system]:~ $ time jruby -J-Djruby.debug.loadService.timing=true -e 'p 1' -> enumerator <- enumerator - 11ms 1 real 0m1.072s user 0m0.646s sys 0m0.108s --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email