[gcompris-devel] Performance issues

[Bruno Coudoin]

Le dimanche 07 octobre 2007 à 14:56 +0300, Terje Bergström a écrit :
> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 23:57:45 Bruno Coudoin wrote:
> > The database includes the GCompris release and we refresh it if the
> > running version doesn't match the database. There are no post install
> > script to do, the issue is only for developers.
> 
> Yes, I intended to add the postinstall script so that it gets automatically 
> run after installing. So not visible to users at all.
> 
> Another choice would be to start modifying VERSION in config.h, I guess. This 
> way new packaging version (currently 8.4-1, next will be 8.4-2) would 
> automatically force a refresh of the database. Which would you prefer? 

That's what we are currently doing, there is no need for a postinstall
script.

> > Perhaps it's a canvas refresh issue. I don't know. You can try to locate
> > a slow location and add a printout in the console to try to determine
> > better where the delay comes from.
> 
> I took confirmation display as example, i.e. the one that pops up when for 
> example pressing exit.
> 
> I get a printout in display_confirm() at beginning, and after about half a 
> second in the end of display_confirm(). After this it still takes three 
> seconds for the display to pop up. I don't yet know what happens during those 
> three seconds, or how to even find out.

OK, try to add a gnome_canvas_update_now(gcomprisBoard->canvas) at the
end of display_confirm() do force a canvas refresh.

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