I use both Windows and Linux. In my desktop I see no difference, for the cooling system is good. But in my 4-years laptop, in the Windows partition I (and some others around me :( ) can notice the voice of the fan !
Stefan, you are right about the git thing. I think it is the culprit. Hopefully it will be fixed in the future. Τη Τρίτη, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2014 9:53:46 π.μ. UTC-5, ο χρήστης Stefan Karpinski έγραψε: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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? >> > >
