It's computationally expensive and involves forking git a lot. Should get better in the future once we're actively using libgit2 instead, but for now, that's how it works. If you're on Windows it's probably a million times worse.
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Pileas <[email protected]> wrote: > In the process of updating Julia, I found out that the procedure uses 100% > of the CPU. Although this may not be a problem for newer machines > (especially desktops that have a good/decent cooling system), one may > encounter problems while using a simple laptop. > > Is there a specific reason for Julia to use the CPU solely when it updates? >
