Re: X11 and speed
Re: X11 and speed
- Subject: Re: X11 and speed
- From: Randy Ford <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:31:43 -0500
On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 04:50 PM, Amit Gandhi wrote:
Hi
Is there any sense in which running a program on X11 in OSX slows
things down - that is, does having to first run the X11.app in order
to run a X11 program add a middle layer
that does not exist in a pure linux system
That middle layer (the X server) does have to be run on linux: it's
just often set up to run at system start or login. If you start linux
in command-line mode, you use startx or some such to start the X server.
- I have a very speed sensitive application that requires an X11
environment and I am trying to figure out whether OSX with X11 is my
best choice or just pure linux
I'm not sure how linux is "pure." X-windows predates linux and runs
"purely" on many OSes. The speed of the graphics cards, memory, etc.,
will have a lot to do with which will be faster.
If you are careful to keep the application portable, you can compile it
on both systems, then test to see which is faster. Is there really a
need to decide now? If others are to run this app, wouldn't it be
better to let them decide which OS they prefer? Besides, if it runs
quickly enough on today's hardware, it will probably run even faster on
tomorrow's. (Have you looked at Apple's new G5 machines? <slobber>)
If you are looking at getting a development box, consider choosing a
type you don't have now: The more, faster, different toys (er, I mean
build/test environments) you have, the better.
randy.
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