This is just a stab in the dark (no, I don't know how to get more detail from ktrace/kdump), but could some of the system .pyc files be out of date wrt the .py files?
Also, what if you try it with a minimal $PATH? Any DYLD_* environment variables set? You can also try fs_usage to compare filesystem activity between systems. I haven't had much luck with the options to limit fs_usage to just one command - YMMV. FWIW, I am not seeing the slowdown, but I don't have many extra packages in /sw/lib/python2.5. $ which python /sw/bin/python $ python -V Python 2.5 ### higher when it misses the disk cache, but still below 1 second: $ time python -c "pass" real 0m0.217s user 0m0.036s sys 0m0.077s $ time /usr/bin/python -c "pass" real 0m0.238s user 0m0.045s sys 0m0.074s $ sw_vers ProductName: Mac OS X ProductVersion: 10.4.8 BuildVersion: 8L127 Machine Name: PowerBook G4 15" Machine Model: PowerBook5,4 CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 1.25 GB Bus Speed: 167 MHz -- - Charles Lepple ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
