Re: Startup time poll

[Remco Wouts <remco wouts mpibp-frankfurt mpg de>]

muppet wrote:
> If you happen to have Gtk2 and Time::HiRes installed, please run this 
> script a few times, and post your first-run time as well as a typical 
> value from a few later runs.[1]  Your OS, system speed and amount of 
> ram, and also whether you're using local or remote display, will be 
> helpful for context.
local display = my laptop:
model name      : Pentium II (Deschutes)
cpu MHz         : 297.865
cache size      : 512 KB
bogomips        : 585.72
256Mb Linux 2.6.9

time to load Glib 1.042: 0.071s
time to load Gtk2 1.042: 0.198s
time for Gtk2->init:     0.098s
total startup time:      0.368s
   Glib built for 2.4.0, running with 2.4.0
   Gtk2 built for 2.4.0, running with 2.4.4


time to load Glib 1.042: 0.069s
time to load Gtk2 1.042: 0.203s
time for Gtk2->init:     0.098s
total startup time:      0.370s
   Glib built for 2.4.0, running with 2.4.0
   Gtk2 built for 2.4.0, running with 2.4.4

On X-terminal = second X-server running on my laptop
model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) MP 2800+
cpu MHz         : 2133.424
cache size      : 512 KB
bogomips        : 4259.84
4Gb Linux 2.4.28
(dual processor)

time to load Glib 1.061: 0.009s
time to load Gtk2 1.061: 0.032s
time for Gtk2->init:     0.077s
total startup time:      0.118s
   Glib built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1
   Gtk2 built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1


time to load Glib 1.061: 0.009s
time to load Gtk2 1.061: 0.032s
time for Gtk2->init:     0.082s
total startup time:      0.123s
   Glib built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1
   Gtk2 built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1

remote display = ssh'd from my laptop into same machine as above:

time to load Glib 1.061: 0.009s
time to load Gtk2 1.061: 0.032s
time for Gtk2->init:     0.128s
total startup time:      0.169s
   Glib built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1
   Gtk2 built for 2.6.1, running with 2.6.1

Looks like SSH some impact on Gtk2->init!