Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: Slowness of Cygwin From: Robert Collins To: Ron House Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com In-Reply-To: <3B71FD9D.1AE29C53@usq.edu.au> References: <3B71FD9D.1AE29C53@usq.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <997325666.19799.1.camel@robertlinux> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution/0.12 (Preview Release) Date: 09 Aug 2001 12:54:47 +1000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Aug 2001 02:55:20.0975 (UTC) FILETIME=[BA7C21F0:01C1207E] On 09 Aug 2001 03:03:57 +0000, Ron House wrote: > I have a large app., which has run successfully under both Linux and > DJGPP. The Linux version uses ncurses, whilst the DJGPP version uses > direct screen writes. I recompiled under Cygwin (it picked up the Linux > branch and compiled flawlessly), but found that the app was extremely > slow (2 or 3 times slower) than either of the others when writing to the > screen. Any thoughts? Use Linux? Seriously, try full dos-box mode for the cygwin terminal, or rxvt. Either should be faster than just gui text-box mode. Rob > -- > Ron House house@usq.edu.au > http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/staff/house > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > -- _____________________________ Robert Collins CEO IT Domain Pty Limited Your Application Solution Partner 02 9476 4223 Mobile: 0414 693 367 www.itdomain.com.au _____________________________ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/