[cvsnt] CVSNT performance question

[teknokrat]

Arthur Barrett wrote:
>> We are using the latest version 
> 
> Which latest version would that be?  Including build number.

Thanks for replying though I think the question has been answered by 
another poster. The version I am using is 2.5.03.2382

> 
>> Our CVS repository has about 120 
>> projects using collectively 
>> about 0.5Gb. 
> 
> That is not large.
> 
>> We use the pserver protocol to connect.
> 
> Not recommended, use sspi or ssh (or sserver).

Apart from security is there any other reason. Is performance 
significantly different between he protocols?
> 
>> Browsing the repository ( in eclipse ) takes 
>> several minutes. 
> 
> Probably an eclipse problem.  Browse with the command line or WorkspaceViewer (included in CVSNT) and find out if there is a performance problem there first.  If the command line is slow (eg: "cvs ls") then do a trace "cvs -ttt ls" and each step is timestamped - look for which steps are slow and e-mail the info through.
> 

yes, it looks that way. Its hard to say from the command line since i 
can't get the same output as eclipse but I think its noticeably faster.

> Note: things like enabling network compression, anti virus on the server and/or the client and disks and network can all vary performance greatly.
> 
> Also see the following FAQs:
> http://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/faq/faq10.asp#3c
> and
> http://www.march-hare.com/cvspro/faq/faq2.asp#2z
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Arthur
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