[Zope] OT: Zope on cygwin incredibly slow?

[Robin Y. Millette]

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Johan Carlsson wrote:
> Chris McDonough wrote:
>
>> It's not just Zope on Cygwin that is slow.  *Cygwin* is slow.
>> Incredibly useful, just slow.
>
> How come is it so slow?

Because cygwin provides a posix emulation layer for windows. It's generally
20-30% slower on io operations. I didn't check my facts so my memory could
betray me.


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Robin Y. Millette (aka Lord D. Nattor)
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