Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Originating-IP: [129.42.208.186] From: "Thomas Chadwick" To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: RE: Slowness when setting PS1 variable??? Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 13:25:26 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Jan 2003 18:25:26.0949 (UTC) FILETIME=[5100BD50:01C2B743] >Do you run a CPU-soaking background program such as SETI AT home, >Folding AT home (the protein folding experiment) or fightAIDS AT home >(the AIDS drug discovery program)? > >If so, you're seeing the result of the changes to how Cygin accesses >pipes in 1.3.18. You hit the nail on the head!! I'm running SETI AT Home. Killed the process, launched a new bash shell, and voila! The slowdown has magically disappeared! _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 -- 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/