AlphaCore 0.9 slow on a xp1000

[Jay Estabrook]

On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 12:04:19AM +0000, Carlos Rodrigues wrote:
> 
> I've finished installing AlphaCore 0.9 on a AlphaStation XP1000 to make 
> some tests and everything is slow. Very slow indeed.
> 
> This machine used to have a SuSE 8.1 install and it was as snappy as one 
> can expect from this hardware, but AlphaCore just drags its feet everywhere.
> 
> Ok, I haven't upgraded to 1.0a yet (still downloading), but I wanted to 
> know if other people with this same hardware experienced the same thing.
> 
> This box, together with an ES40 are used to crunch numbers, so every bit 
> of performance is needed. If this is expected behaviour, I'll just 
> revert back to the old install.

Yes, I, too, experienced the "sluggishness" of AC-0.9.

And, to this point, AC-1.0a has been much better, feeling a good bit
more responsive in interactive use.

But it still feels a bit "pokey" compared to the old RH 7.2.

I don't know if this is a compiler/library issue; if it IS, you might
be happier sticking with those you know for performance critical
reasons, at least until it shakes out a bit more...

 --Jay++

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