Re: Python init (was: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?)

On Aug 20, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Steve Lamb wrote:

> When it comes to Python in a role of system initialization
> there are some very simple things one can do that would
> dramatically increase load times. First off the pre-compiling of
> modules that Python does means subsequent boots would not have to
> go through that step. One could ship the distribution with those
> modules pre-compiled and only edits from that point out would be
> compiled on their first run.

Hmmm... Now, that's a problem! During the early part of the boot process the root filesystem is read-only until it's been fsck'ed. There's no safe place to put the compiled modules.

Not to mention that moving 10 MB of Python from /usr/bin and /usr/lib to /bin and /lib would increase the size of the root filesystem by 10%-20% on embedded systems -- where the size of things that must be in flash is a critical resource.

Rick

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