Hi guys,
Another Q in the back of my mind lately is why is Beyond Compare a bit slow to load on startup on my Linux systems. This is occuring both on my work pc (opensuse 11.3) and my home pc (opensuse 12.1).
I recall this app would start up lightning fast in Windows. I thought it may be due to the Windows OS caching a previously used application into memory so that it loads faster the 2nd time you try to run it.
So I thought perhaps Linux didn't have this ability, but googling online, one forum is telling me that it does.
http://serverfault.com/questions/433...linux-into-ram
Nonetheless, I am noticing the following:
So in the meantime, this is what I've been doing to get around this problem. I just leave a copy of BC3 running minimized, then whenever I need to diff something, the 2nd instance of the app will appear instantly.
I can get by this way, but just wanted to mention it. Do other Linux users experience this too?
Another Q in the back of my mind lately is why is Beyond Compare a bit slow to load on startup on my Linux systems. This is occuring both on my work pc (opensuse 11.3) and my home pc (opensuse 12.1).
I recall this app would start up lightning fast in Windows. I thought it may be due to the Windows OS caching a previously used application into memory so that it loads faster the 2nd time you try to run it.
So I thought perhaps Linux didn't have this ability, but googling online, one forum is telling me that it does.
http://serverfault.com/questions/433...linux-into-ram
Nonetheless, I am noticing the following:
- Starting up BC3 is taking about 7-8 seconds on both my work/home PCs (both with fairly high specs)
- After running bcompare once, I can minimise that window. Then if I run bcompare again, the new window appears instantaneously.
So in the meantime, this is what I've been doing to get around this problem. I just leave a copy of BC3 running minimized, then whenever I need to diff something, the 2nd instance of the app will appear instantly.
I can get by this way, but just wanted to mention it. Do other Linux users experience this too?
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