Bug#63006: Updating locate database slows down initial boot process.
Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:
> I don't know what exactly do you refer.
I had been confused what was responsible for this problem. Thanks for
opening my eyes.
> The locate database update is performed by a script named
> /sbin/setup.sh in the base system, which removes itself afterwards,
> this file is executed only if it exists, by these lines in
> /etc/init.d/rcS
>
> if [ -x /sbin/setup.sh ]
> then
> /sbin/setup.sh
> fi
>
> so I think just commenting out the line which adds the setup.sh
> file to the base2_2.tgz file should work:
[...]
> Is this safe and robust enough?
Yes. Actually I adopted a slightly different fix.
This will be fixed in 2.2.14. Thanks for the report.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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