On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:01:40 +0100 Ranjit Singh wrote:
> > If you really think that EAPI as an extension has anything to do
> > with performance
> 
> You mentioned performance a few times in that lovely thread when it
> got shot down, I believe in the context of metadata generation:
> 
> "Performance hit" (when discussing an alternative) [1]
> "The GLEP is not about performance, but any solution that forces the
> introduction of a slowdown of more than, say, 20%, isn't viable." [2]
> "It's several more directory reads. This is a measurable performance
> hit" [3]
> 
> Are you now saying performance doesn't matter?

Please re-read what I said. EAPI as an extension has nothing to do with
performance. This does not mean that an alternative that has
significant performance implications is not a problem.

I'll explain it for you in much simpler terms: equipping a car with a
new kind of engine and fuel system that is much safer in the case of an
accident is a good thing, but not if it also reduces the car's top
speed to 30mph.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh