add sh/bash to pain list [LWN.net]

add sh/bash to pain list

Posted Feb 22, 2007 3:36 UTC (Thu) by b7j0c (subscriber, #27559)
In reply to: add sh/bash to pain list by tetromino
Parent article: The Road to KDE 4: CMake, a New Build System for KDE (KDE.News)

> A newly started python process uses over 1.6M of unshared memory. So if you
> are like me, having a couple dozen terminal windows open at once, using a
> python-based shell would mean quite a bit of memory wasted

but is it wasted? when i hear "wasted" or "bloat", i ascribe it to resources consumed that do not provide a benefit. a python or perl enabled shell does indeed provide real benefits to users. at least in the case of perl (using a shell like zoidberg), you now have the entirety of CPAN available for interactive use, well integrated with shell variables you set. this isn't a waste.

and even if you have twenty shells open, thats under 40MB. i can't speak for you but i have 2gb on my desktop, why not use it?

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add sh/bash to pain list

Posted Feb 22, 2007 5:26 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

it's only useful if you are going to use those features. if you aren't going to need them it doesn't matter how neat they are, they are still wasting ram.

while I have 2G on my laptop, and 4G on my server at home, I would prefer to use it for more useful things (including caching directory entries) rather then holding stuff that I just won't use.