Re: Updated: cron-3.0.1-9

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

Ronald Landheer-Cieslak wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>> Oh, and when you say "hangs" -- how long have you left it hanging?  Is it
>> possible that it's actually doing some computation?  Did you by any
chance
>> click on the word "Default" under "All"?  Try leaving it to hang for
about
>> 30 minutes -- if it's still hanging after that time, it's a genuine hang.
>   ^^^^^^^^^^
> If that is a realistic time for Setup to be computing stuff, this screams
> for some kind of progress indicator!
>
> FWIW, clicking on the "Default" next to "All" changes everything pretty
> much instantaniously on my NT/4 box at 500 MHz..

An algorithm in setup was severely sub-optimal in the case that installed.db
does not exist, until Robert fixed it recently in cvs.

Max.


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