RE: why is CVS so slow

[Jim.Hyslop]

[sorry about the previous empty response]

Michael Schiestl wrote:
> I am using the latest version of CVSNT in combination with 
> TortoiseCVS in my 
> 100Mbit LAN. My Computers are quite up-to-date (~2Ghz, 512MB 
> RAM). Still, 
> CVS operations are really slow (add, commit, update,...).
Define "slow". How big is the project you're working on, and how long is it
taking?

> I 
> can see no 
> reason for that. The CPU usage is at about 10%-20% on both - 
> client and 
> server - computers. Same with the network utilisation which 
> is around 5%.
Well, as a long shot - could it be a virus scanner? When I'm doing
large-scale operations I have to temporarily suspend my on-access virus scan
(it's configured to scan *ALL* files, and IT have not figured out how to get
it to ignore specific extensions).

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Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )