# git-gui is slow to display a large number of changed/new files 2 messages from 2009-06-29 to 2009-06-30. Participants: Dan Zwell, Alex Riesen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19969 ## Dan Zwell, 2009-06-29 21:19 Subject: git-gui is slow to display a large number of changed/new files Message-ID: <4A492FFA.5030703@zwell.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4A492FFA.5030703%40zwell.net ``` Hello, I was recently working on a project with tens of thousands of generated files. The generated directory was not intended to be tracked by git, but I had forgotten to add it to .gitignore. When I tried to use git-gui, it seemed to hang for about a minute. The problem is that creating the icons in the "staged changes" and "unstaged changes" windows is very slow. This data is redisplayed after several operations, and the lag makes git-gui unusable. Is this behavior worth changing? I doubt the scenario I encountered is a common one. However, I have written a patch to display at most 5000 changed/new files, warning the user that the list has been truncated. If this is a worthy change, I can submit the patch--I can also change it so that the maximum number of displayed files is taken from git's configuration. Thanks -Daniel ``` ## Alex Riesen, 2009-06-30 14:47 Subject: Re: git-gui is slow to display a large number of changed/new files Message-ID: <81b0412b0906300747id528b76ue48d0bf1ba3709fe@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/81b0412b0906300747id528b76ue48d0bf1ba3709fe%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4A492FFA.5030703@zwell.net> ``` 2009/6/29 Dan Zwell : > Is this behavior worth changing? I doubt the scenario I encountered is a > common one. It happens. There are imported repositories, and things like CVS/SVN/Perforce force people to do giant commits. So yes, it definitely is worth looking into. > ... However, I have written a patch to display at most 5000 > changed/new files, warning the user that the list has been truncated. If > this is a worthy change, I can submit the patch--I can also change it so > that the maximum number of displayed files is taken from git's > configuration. Even 5000 is insane, so that would be a good start, for sure. Paul Mackerras is gitk's maintainer, remember to put him on Cc: ```