[SunRescue] BSD faster than Solaris??

[Joshua D. Boyd]

Server also run djgpp if you are dj delorie (who ran a djgpp compiler
front ended by a web server for people to test djgpp before downloading
and installing).

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Joshua Boyd

On 17 May 2001, Gregory Leblanc wrote:

> On 18 May 2001 00:17:16 -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > [ On Thursday, May 17, 2001 at 21:47:28 (-0400), Gil Young wrote: ]
> > > Subject: Re: [SunRescue] BSD faster than Solaris??
> > >
> > > I dont doubt anything you observed.  In my "touchy-feely" experience, BSD
> > > running Linux packages in emulation mode run them overall faster than Linux
> > > does :).  BSD is very well optimized.
> [snip]
> > 
> > As of 1.6 (and in -current now) there will finally be a unified buffer
> > cache (UBC) (to go along with the entirely new, from the ground up,
> > virtual memory implementation (UVM).  In -current now the UBC thing is a
> > bit agressive at stealing "unused" memory for the buffer cache, and it
> > does this by paging out "stale" processes.  Unfortunately if they turn
> > out to not be quite so stale it'll cause a bit of thrashing.  You don't
> > notice it too much on machines with more than ample memory, but
> > supposedly on smaller machines, and particularly if you mix
> > workstation-like activies (such as X11, audio, etc.) with server-like
> > activities (such as compiling, databases, etc.) then you'll supposedly
> > not be so happy.  These issues should be resolved by the time 1.6 is
> > released.
> 
> Erm, compiling is a server-like activity?  Most of my "servers" don't
> even have a compilers installed.  A lot of places have dedicated build
> machines, but I tend to think of that as a much more workstation like
> activity than any sort of "server" application.  Server run web, ftp,
> dns, file/print services, and that sort of thing.
> Speaking of compiles, has anybody here set up Tinderbox, or another
> automated build system on Solaris, using the Forte Workshop compilers?
> 	Greg
> 
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