[TSVN] Re: New status cache

Will Dean schrieb:

> Well, the whole point of the cache is to improve performance for users
> of the shell, and potentially make recursive directory status useable.

Yes, undoubtly the new cache makes the recursice status usable and I am
very happy that you are doing so much work on that. Usuable in a sense
that the explorer remains responsive when working in a large WC.

> I suspect that your impression
> of this is being coloured by the 'file date' issue in SVN, which is
> making the recursive fetch very slow on your WC.

Yes it is. On the other hand I currently use it as a "feature" that
slows down the svn status fetch, so I can immediatly see and feel the
improvements the cache makes.

> so one never quite knows when to trust the overlays.

That exactly is my problem with the current way. I think it is better to
display no overlay than displaying the wrong status (with "wrong"
meaning "not recursive").

> Unlike all the previous discussors (with the exception of me), you're
> actually discussing experience of running it, which is very useful. If
> you can deal with the slow-status issue on your WC, I would be interest
> to know if it improved the performance.

Yes it certainly does. Even with my "poor performance problem", the
exporer remains responsive with ExternalCache=1. When disabling the new
cache, I can go drink a cup of coffee before I can use the explorer
again (when opeing the root folder where all my working copies are).

Norbert

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Received on Mon Jan 31 23:29:51 2005