Solved - Octave-2.0.12:mips-sgi-irix6.2:Long wait on first use of function file

[Billinghurst, David]

The problem has "gone away".  Our system was pretty busy at the time -
maybe that was it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Billinghurst, David 
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 1998 10:59
> To:   'address@hidden'
> Subject:      Octave-2.0.12:mips-sgi-irix6.2:Long wait on first use of
> function file
> 
> I have just installed octave-2.0.12 on a mips-sgi-irix6.2 machine
> using egcs-1.0.2
> 
> Problem
> 
> On the first call of a function in a function file, there is a 40s
> wait with one CPU (of 4) running at 99% utilisation.
> Is this normal?
> The loadpath looks OK, and there are only the files from the
> distribution in it.
> 
> Example:
> 
> cru200:33%octave
> Octave, version 2.0.12 (mips-sgi-irix6.2).
> Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 John W. Eaton.
> This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> For details, type `warranty'.
> 
> octave:1> LOADPATH
> LOADPATH =
> .:/usr/local/libexec/octave/site/oct/mips-sgi-irix6.2//:/usr/local/sha
> re/octave/site/m//:/usr/local/libexec/octave/2.0.12/oct/mips-sgi-irix6
> .2//:/usr/local/share/octave/2.0.12/m//
> octave:2> t=time()
> t = 895020870
> octave:3> ctime(t)
> ans = Wed May 13 10:54:30 1998
> 
> octave:4> ctime(t)
> ans = Wed May 13 10:54:30 1998
> 
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