Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 18 May 1999 10:59:16 +0900 (JST) | From | Tom Holroyd <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.9 swaps a lot |
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Alistair Riddell wrote:
>On Fri, 14 May 1999, Tom Holroyd wrote: > >> Also, if I kill update it doesn't sync (e.g. I can copy whole directory >> trees around and wait multiple minutes and never see ANY disk activity >> until I do a "sync" manually). Is that feature in or out in 2.2.9? > >It has been so for many years. That is what update is for - periodically >flushing disk buffers.
But not in 2.2.8. Apparently the change that made update unnecessary in 2.2.8 was backed out in 2.2.9. <whine>It'd be nice if these things were included in a README file somewhere in the patch...</whine>
Dr. Tom Holroyd I would dance and be merry, Life would be a ding-a-derry, If I only had a brain. -- The Scarecrow
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