Rene Rivera wrote:
Hmm, I think there's a way around the problem. Since the archive is getting recreated each time we can use the much faster "q" (append) option instead of the slow "r" (add/replace). Try the general solution but using "ar q..." instead if "ar r.."
I recall trying it last time. In fact, I would use it anyway, because you are always building the archive from scratch, so 'q' should be safe. However, it still didn't help much. If I get some extra time, I can make a measurement, but I think I decided that the problem was due to the overhead of ar opening and closing the library each time, probably spending some time digesting whatever directory info is there. I also seem to remember that I would print a line for each append, and it would slow down drastically as the library grew larger. (It's been a while, so I won't swear to it.) -- Dick Hadsell 914-259-6320 Fax: 914-259-6499 Reply-to: hadsell@blueskystudios.com Blue Sky Studios http://www.blueskystudios.com 44 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601