From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:16:37 GMT Subject: Re: Performance issue of 'git branch' Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20090726075455.GA22525@glandium.org> Hi, On Sun, 26 Jul 2009, Mike Hommey wrote: > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 02:02:19PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, 25 Jul 2009, Mike Hommey wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 09:57:39PM +0300, Timo Hirvonen wrote: > > > > Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > > > > > > So curl really must die. It may not matter for the expensive operations, > > > > > but a lot of scripting is about running all those "cheap" things that just > > > > > add up over time. > > > > > > > > SELinux is the problem, not curl. > > > > > > I think it's NSS, the problem, not SELinux. Linus's libcurl is built > > > against NSS, which is the default on Fedora. > > > > Well, it kind of doesn't matter. The fact is, libcurl is a bloated > > monster, and adds zero to 99% of what git people do. > > Especially consideting the http transport fails to be useful in various > scenarios. I beg your pardon? Maybe "s/useful/desirable/"? In many scenarios, http transport is the _last resort_ against overzealous administrators. The fact that you might be lucky enough not to need that resort is a blessing, and does not give you the right to ridicule those who are unfortunate enough not to share your good luck. Ciao, Dscho