grep -r speed fc2 vs. rh 6.1

Gene Smith gds at chartertn.net
Mon Dec 20 16:45:01 UTC 2004


Tim Waugh wrote, On 12/20/2004 04:13 AM:
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2004 at 05:00:49PM -0500, Gene Smith wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Try the grep package from FC3 updates -- I think it should work okay
>>>on FC2 as well.
>>
>>Upgraded to grep-2.5.1-31.i386.rpm from a FC3 mirror and see no 
>>improvement on my FC2 system.
> 
> 
> That's not it: you need the package from FC3 *updates*.

All right! grep-2.5.1-31.2.i386.rpm from FC3 *updates* is as fast as 
using LC_ALL=C with other versions running on FC2.  Thanks!




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