Re: status update about packages.debian.org
On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 04:50:22PM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 02:46:19PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 12:06:13PM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> > > - The script needs much memory (200 to 300 MB for the
> > > unstable distribution) and is slow (but my computer has only 256 MB
> > > RAM, I can not really speak for swapless execution)
> > > Should I try to optimize it mainly for speed or for memory?
> >
> > How long does it take to run?
>
> During the last two days I tweaked it somewhat. It now needs ten
> minutes on my Athlon 900 (512 MB RAM) for 'stable'. But it needs
> up to 400 - 500 MB RAM during the run. (ca. 40-50% of the execution
> time goes into whatever perl makes after my last command, I assume
> it's calling desctructors and garbage collecting. If anyone knows a
> trick to free the memory more "rude", I will happy to hear it ;)
Perhaps make sure you've flushed all I/O handles and then
POSIX::_exit(0)?
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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