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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: removing dhcpcd from system???
From:       Terje Kvernes <terjekv () math ! uio ! no>
Date:       2004-10-04 9:38:09
Message-ID: wxxekkehlha.fsf () nommo ! uio ! no
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Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@gentoo.org> writes:

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> For most tasks of portage speed really really doesn't matter. There
> are only a few parts of portage where speed is actually an issue and
> python can interface with c/c++ easilly. The only valid reason for
> not wanting python would be the ability to create a standalone
> (maybe even static) version of portage.

  ack.  besides, no programming language out there will help Portage
  by anything but design.  I/O is the bottleneck, and heck, I've seen
  faster I/O in perl than in C.
 
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Terje

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