From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id mDSmI5JMe1/BLwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:40:50 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id KD56H5JMe19GCQAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:40:50 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 035E79403C9 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 16:40:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:34594 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kPTXc-0001sW-PN for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:40:48 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58348) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kPSjW-00032x-UR for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:49:02 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:38716) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kPSjW-0000aS-HE for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:49:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kPSjW-0003rI-Cx for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:49:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#43802: Knot: Linker runs very slowly and crashes during build Resent-From: Simon South Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:49:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43802 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Received: via spool by 43802-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43802.160191293414816 (code B ref 43802); Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:49:02 +0000 Received: (at 43802) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Oct 2020 15:48:54 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50262 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kPSjO-0003qt-1e for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:48:54 -0400 Received: from mailout.easymail.ca ([64.68.200.34]:34030) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kPSjL-0003qg-SZ for 43802@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:48:52 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailout.easymail.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DE4920E62; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 15:48:46 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at emo06-pco.easydns.vpn Received: from mailout.easymail.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (emo06-pco.easydns.vpn [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id nzEVa7iCxBXc; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 15:48:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from laptop (unknown [108.162.141.195]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailout.easymail.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 101F721F58; Mon, 5 Oct 2020 15:48:42 +0000 (UTC) From: Simon South References: <87a6x1g17f.fsf@simonsouth.net> <878scledol.fsf@simonsouth.net> <875z7oae3z.fsf@nckx> Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:44:33 -0400 In-Reply-To: <875z7oae3z.fsf@nckx> (Tobias Geerinckx-Rice's message of "Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:26:08 +0200") Message-ID: <87o8lgbrtq.fsf@simonsouth.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:20:50 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 43802@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: FykLjGwiBAYu Tobias Geerinckx-Rice writes: > Would it make sense to provide a faster-building slower-starting Knot > variant alongside the main package? I'm inclined to say "no", especially if we assume a substitute will (nearly always) be available. Unless someone is hacking on the scanner directly it ought to be safe to add "--disable-fastparser" to dns.scm temporarily during testing, then remove it before submitting a patch. If it isn't then probably _that_ is the bug to be fixed. > What I didn't know was that these generated C files were included in > the release tarball. We have the Ragel, we can rebuild them, and we > now do so in commit 2b73e50c31a61b5dcef35a1e4b9484d9dbcb0fbc. Neat! -- Simon South simon@simonsouth.net