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On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Richard Loveland <
loveland.rich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Edwin is in Text mode.
>
> I've attached the output of `dtruss -n mit-scheme' and `dtruss -eon
> mit-scheme' as two text files, `dtruss.txt' and `dtruss-big.txt',
> respectively. During the time period they cover, I do the following:
>
> 1. `C-x C-f' to find the top-level directory, `/Volumes/default'
> 2. Then I use Edwin's tab-completion to navigate down several
> subdirectories, and open a text file.
> 3. I make a tiny edit.
> 4. I save the file.
> 5. I wait for Edwin to return from the save and begin accepting user input
> again
> 6. End the `dtruss' call.
>
> Here's some example output from `dtruss-big.txt' (I've added spaces for
> readability):
>
> 1299/0x13ee: 7 5 write(0x5, "Lj\037\0", 0x7C) = 124 0
>
> 15/0x2a74e: 324762 18446744073709450 thread_selfid(0x114000000, 0x83000,
> 0x18B3) = 173902 0
>
> 1299/0x13ee: 110 45
> stat64("/Volumes/default/Global/api/Home/DRAFTS - not visible to
> clients/Invoice Service/Invoice Service.txt\0", 0x7FFF5FBFE950,
> 0x1C3F2E) = 0 0
>
> 1299/0x13ee: 753940 45
> stat64("/Volumes/default/Global/api/Home/DRAFTS - not visible to
> clients/Invoice Service/.git/\0", 0x7FFF5FBFE8C0, 0x1C408B) = -1
> Err#2
>
> My layman's interpretation is:
>
> 1. write the file (quick)
> 2. do something called `thread_selfid' (slow)
> 3. stat the `Invoice Service.txt' file (quick, it exists)
> 4. stat the `.git' directory, which does not exist (slow)
>
> The dtruss output is littered with these stat calls to non-existent
> version control directories -- I'm guessing they just correspond to
> `file-exists?' type procedures?
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Taylor R Campbell <campb...@mumble.net>wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:38:51 -0400
>> From: Richard Loveland <loveland.rich...@gmail.com>
>>
>> I've recently switched from using GNU Emacs to Edwin to edit files
>> mounted
>> using WebDAV. For some reason, when saving the files, Edwin is very
>> slow to
>> finish saving and begin accepting user input again. Noticeably slower
>> than
>> performing the same operation using GNU Emacs on the same computer, for
>> example.
>>
>> What mode is Edwin in when saving the buffer? Also, can you dtruss
>> Edwin just before you save the buffer, and see whether there is any
>> system call in particular that is taking a long time?
>>
>
>
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