> On 16/09/2011 7.46, J.V. wrote: >> I install the latest cygwin on Windows XP Pro x32 on a VM under the >> latest version of VirtualBox. >> >> When I do anything it takes a long time.
jvsrvcs wrote: > > OK , I was wrong. I removed bash completion / git completion and on a > Virtual Box VM (windows xp pro x32 with cygwin installed) > > /usr/bin/ls and most other commands take more than 30 seconds to complete. > The box is a quad core with 8GB ram and no other VM is running (host OS > is win 7 and cygwin runs blazingly fast). > > I did not have this problem under Windows Virtual PC. there must be > something I installed with the latest cygwin that is doing this. > > /usr/bin/ls takes more than 36 seconds. > > When I vi a file, I have to go take a break and come back for it to be > open in the editor. > > any ideas? > What about the timing and output of strace bash --noprofile -norc -c /bin/echo Thread http://old.nabble.com/Cygwin-too-slow-while-installing-and-working-to32453954.html might be related. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/this-really-sucks---37-seconds-to-do--usr-bin-ls-tp32480953p32503748.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple