Re: Python init (was: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?)
On Aug 20, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Steve Lamb wrote:
When it comes to Python in a role of system initialization
there are some very simple things one can do that would
dramatically increase load times. First off the pre-compiling of
modules that Python does means subsequent boots would not have to
go through that step. One could ship the distribution with those
modules pre-compiled and only edits from that point out would be
compiled on their first run.
Hmmm... Now, that's a problem! During the early part of the boot
process the root filesystem is read-only until it's been fsck'ed.
There's no safe place to put the compiled modules.
Not to mention that moving 10 MB of Python from /usr/bin and /usr/lib
to /bin and /lib would increase the size of the root filesystem by
10%-20% on embedded systems -- where the size of things that must be
in flash is a critical resource.
Rick
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