Err, can you quantify how slow bash starts up? Anyway, Marc Weber has been working on modular bash completion, see http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.nixos/15757
Maybe that should be part of NixOS. Wout. On Sat Feb 14 2015 at 11:55:46 AM Matthias Beyer <m...@beyermatthias.de> wrote: > Hi! > > On 13-02-2015 11:23:07, Wout Mertens wrote: > > I'd start by finding out what is slow. The bash completion reads a bunch > of > > files iirc, so copy the package and insert time measurements. > > I know, it reads the whole completion stuff, right? Maybe we should > make this part more modular, so one can include what's required and > exclude what's not. > > > > > Also, you could upgrade to SSD for your root disk... > > > > I _have_ an SSD for my root disk! And an octocore processor and 16GB > Ram. It takes too long anyways! > > > Also, maybe zsh is faster? > > > > Sorry, but I won't switch shell as long as there is a way to improve > things! > > > On Tue Feb 10 2015 at 10:21:46 PM Matthias Beyer <m...@beyermatthias.de> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > we already had this on this ML, but the question which was posted (not > > > by me, btw) got no answer. > > > > > > I can't live withou bash completion. But using it makes bash awefully > > > slow at startup. Is there a way to enhance this situation? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, > > > Kind regards, > > > Matthias Beyer > > > > > > Proudly sent with mutt. > > > Happily signed with gnupg. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > nix-dev mailing list > > > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > > > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > > > > -- > Mit freundlichen Grüßen, > Kind regards, > Matthias Beyer > > Proudly sent with mutt. > Happily signed with gnupg. >
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