Number: 213

Date: 20-Mar-84 12':35':14

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: masinter.pa

Subject: \TEDIT.BRAVOFILE? too slow

Lisp Version: 15-Mar-84

Description: '
Date': 20 Mar 84 11':16 PST'
From': masinter.pa'
Subject': TEdit': \TEDIT.BRAVOFILE? takes several minutes'
To': TEditSupport'
cc': masinter.pa'
TEdit-System-Date':  2-Mar-84 16':54':27'
Lisp-System-Date': 15-Mar-84 00':13':18'
Machine-Type': Dandelion'
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I tried TEDIT({Phylum}<LispARS>SortedSummary.TXT and it spent several minutes in \TEDIT.BRAVOFILE? and then asked me for a USER.CM. Why in the world did it think this was a bravo file anyway?'
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Type Performance'
Annoying, Once, Hopefully'
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Date': 21 Mar 84 09':26 PST'
From': Sybalsky.pa'
Subject': Re': TEdit': \TEDIT.BRAVOFILE? takes several minutes'
In-reply-to': masinter.pa''s message of 20 Mar 84 11':16 PST'
To': masinter.pa'
cc': TEditSupport.pa'
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Right now, \TEDIT.BRAVOFILE? scans the file for ^Z''s.  This can be improved dramatically, and is in queue'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 19-Jun-84 19':11':39

Attn: 

Assigned To: nuyens

In/By: Carol

Disposition: The BRAVO file check now hunts backward from the end of the file, and stops much sooner than it used to.

System: Text

Subsystem: TEdit

Machine: 1108

Disk: 

Microcode Version: 

Memory Size: 

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Once

Impact: Annoying

Priority: Hopefully

Status: Closed

Problem Type: Performance

Source Files: