Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:06:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Patrick Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 28 21:09:24 2001
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: LPRng: checkpc speed
> > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:45:55 +1100
> > From: "C. L. McAvaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > G'day all,
> >
> > I am wondering if checkpc is slow for everybody?
> > I have noticed that it takes quite a long time (v3.8.1) to go through a
> > printcap that I have here with 122 printer entries.
> > Is it doing some network connections or something like that?
> >
> No, not that I am aware of... Try running:
>
> checkpc -D1
>
> This will put out timestamps on each line... see where the
> delays (if any) are.
The only noticable pause is:
...
2001-12-02-13:22:50.765 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Find_pc_info: found name
'dalmation'
2001-12-02-13:22:50.765 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Select_pc_info: returning
'dalmation'
2001-12-02-13:22:50.766 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Fix_Rm_Rp_info: Printer
'dalmation', Queue 'dalmation', Lp 'lexmark-test.net.deakin.edu.au%9100', Rp '<NULL>',
Rh '<NULL>'
** Between here:
2001-12-02-13:22:50.767 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Setup_printer: printer now
'dalmation', spool dir '/var/spool/lpd/dalmation'
** and here.
2001-12-02-13:23:07.415 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Make_write_file
'control.dalmation'
2001-12-02-13:23:07.415 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Make_write_file
'status.dalmation'
2001-12-02-13:23:07.415 alfirk [24103] checkpc dalmation: Make_write_file 'status'
...
The same pause seems to occur for each printer.
Christopher
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