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Subject:	Re: Optimize cygwin on recent windows version (Vista and Seven)
Date:	Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:44:25 +1000
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Lam" <edward AT sidefx DOT com>

>>
>> Times taken were:
>> Linux : 1.5 mimutes
>> XP (mingw):  6.5 minutes
>> Vista (mingw): 16.5 minutes
>> Vista (cygwin): 23.25 minutes
>>

>
> Are these tests on 64-bit or 32-bit Windows?

All on 32-bit, except for Vista which is 64-bit.
It hadn't really occurred to me that the 64-bit architecture might be 
playing a major role in the difference - I thought it must surely be the 
different OS's that accounted for the bulk of the slowdown ... interesting 
:-)

Cheers,
Rob 


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