Re: [MacPerl] Is MacPerl 5.0.7r1m much slower than 4.1.8 or is it justme?

[edjames@metro.apple.com (Ed James)]

> >Unexpectedly I was always in MacX even though it wasn't doing
> >anything (not even any windows open).  After quitting MacX and all the
> >other apps except the Finder 5.0.7r1m got much faster about the same as
> >4.1.8.  Is the 5.0.7r1m MPW tool yielding way, way too frequently?
> 
> 5.0.7r1m calls SpinCursor 12 times a second. I'm not quite sure into how
> many WaitNextEvents this translates. It seems to me that MacX might be
> stealing way, way too many cycles.

Yes, I can confirm this.  MacX 1.5 vs perl5, perl5 loses.  Didn't try 
the old perl though.

I have not had any other problems with other apps abusing perl.

--ed

ps: on my 7100/80, your code ran in 29 secs.  --ed