From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9678 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2008 20:52:28 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 2 Mar 2008 20:52:28 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 52943 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 2 Mar 2008 20:52:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 11161 invoked by alias); 2 Mar 2008 20:52:19 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 24655 Received: (qmail 11145 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2008 20:52:18 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 2 Mar 2008 20:52:18 -0000 Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net (vms040pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.40]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53D0C8028C4E for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 21:52:15 +0100 (CET) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.121.18.67]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JX4003ZIFFJLBRG@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:54:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m22Kq8N1012273; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:52:09 -0800 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m22Kq8iL012272; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:52:08 -0800 Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:52:08 -0800 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: Bug#468386: zsh-beta: Slow command completion In-reply-to: <87zltgudos.fsf@elegiac.orebokech.com> To: Romain Francoise Cc: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Message-id: <080302125208.ZM12271@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <87zltldnde.fsf@elegiac.orebokech.com> <20080228172715.GA12451@scowler.net> <080228095414.ZM15685@torch.brasslantern.com> <87bq5xupu3.fsf@elegiac.orebokech.com> <080302103252.ZM11919@torch.brasslantern.com> <87zltgudos.fsf@elegiac.orebokech.com> Comments: In reply to Romain Francoise "Re: Bug#468386: zsh-beta: Slow command completion" (Mar 2, 8:29pm) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/6081/Sun Mar 2 21:18:00 2008 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean On Mar 2, 8:29pm, Romain Francoise wrote: } Subject: Re: Bug#468386: zsh-beta: Slow command completion } } > It belatedly occurs to me that the following might work as a } > replacement for ${(k)commands[(I)$PREFIX]} and speed things up } } That does speed things up considerably, it's almost as fast as } before and definitely usable again. Thanks! OK, so one remaining problem with _path_commands is that "whatis -s" is not portable. What does "whatis --version" say on Debian?