OpenOffice Sluggishness

[Collins]

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 04:29:39 +0000 Bob Raymond
<guarneri at mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 December 2002 04:10 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> > On 12/10/02 19:56, Bob Raymond wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 11 December 2002 03:44 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> > >> On 12/10/02 19:41, Bob Raymond wrote:
> > >> > Yes, I know the program is usually slow, but what about when
> > >it is> > unusually slow?
> > >> >
> > >> > I've got OpenOffice 1.0.1 compiled as of yesterday morning on
> > >my> > Gentoo 1.4rc* system with Portage 2.0.45, GCC 3.2.1, Glibc
> > >2.3.1, and> > Blackdown JDK 1.4.1beta, kernel 2.5.51, and it was
> > >compiled under> > 2.5.50bk5.  My hardware is Athlon 1.4, EPoX
> > >8K5A3+ (VIA KT333)> > mainboard, 512MB PC3200 DDR from Corsair's
> > >XMS series.  The only> > reason I'm using the 2.5.xx series of
> > >kernels is that they seem to> > have the best support for my
> > >Highpoint 374 controller.> >
> > >> > The program loads the main window, and spends a good minute
> > >or two> > drawing it. It spends the time redrawing it every time
> > >I switch to> > another app.  I've never gotten far enough to be
> > >able to type anything> > because it is sooo sluggish.  I've tried
> > >setting the priority on the> > process to as low as -13 or so,
> > >and nothing helps.  Anything I might> > try to make the beast
> > >useable?  The prog. worked on my previous> > (because it got
> > >hosed) Gentoo install, where it was compiled with> > Blackdown
> > >1.3.1, GCC 3.2, and Glibc 2.2.5.>
> > >> I'm wondering why you feel the need to compile it in the first
> > >place?> Does the precompiled version run as slowly for you?
> > >
> > > I have no idea, never having downloaded it.  If someone wants to
> > > download it and stick it on a CD... I downloaded OpenOffice
> > > 1.0.0 source and it took a good 20 hours just for the download,
> > > and the binary version is no smaller- and this is Gentoo, where
> > > while there is an openoffice-bin ebuild, it's more fun to
> > > compile.
> >
> > Well, sure its more fun to compile, but i'm suggesting that
> > something in your build is horked.  At least with the binary you
> > can rule out some variables.  The binary has always ran just fine
> > for me on the 4 boxes where i've got it installed.
> 
> All right, if the ice is not so bad my father can get to work, I'll
> ask him to download it there.  Thanks
> 

Fyi, I'm running the binary version (directly downloaded from OO
rather than the openoffice-bin ebuild) and it works like a champ.  I'm
only running an 800 Mz machine, so startup is a full 15-16 seconds,
but no sluggishness after that.  Screen redraws are practically
instantaneous.  2.4.19 kernel.

I'm all for install from source for most things, but I have no desire
to compile this beast ever.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
Gentoo 1.4 sytem