Re: cost of popen()

[Shigio Yamaguchi]

Hi Hideki,
> Since popen() is used heavily, the execution speed of gtags depends on
> /bin/sh very much.
> For example, on Redhat Linux 9, the speed of gtags improves about 50%
> by using /bin/ash.static instead of /bin/sh(dynamically linked bash).

I was surprised at the difference of the performance.
I will try to make the popen() which doesn't require /bin/sh.

> I think that this should be indicated by FAQ.

Do you think what FAQ is good?  What should the user do?
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