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Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004, Eric Hanchrow wrote:

> [snip]
> (But I don't regret reinstalling -- for some reason it's much faster
> now, even though I'm using the same versions of all the DLLs)

FWIW, ne simple explanation of the above is that file fragmentation was
most likely greatly reduced with a complete reinstall as opposed to
periodic updates.  This should probably be added to the "Why is Cygwin
suddently so slow" entry in the FAQ...
	Igor
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