Tarball compression takes too long

kleric · 11-09-2008, 03:42 PM

Ok this worked damned fine in OOTP2007. Why is it taking forever in OOTP9? I can see every 20-increment go by, one-by-one. This is ridiculous.

mikev · 11-10-2008, 12:03 PM

Seconded.

With zero changes at all, the time it takes to generate and then archive both league files and league reports as at least doubled from OOTP8 to OOTP9.

Tony M · 11-10-2008, 12:22 PM

I'm going to move this thread to the OOTP Commissioners Corner forum for the time being as there may be more people viewing there that have a solution/ideas for this.

mikev · 11-10-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony M

I'm going to move this thread to the OOTP Commissioners Corner forum for the time being as there may be more people viewing there that have a solution/ideas for this.

It's a duplicate of this post, though

Is there some reason we can't have a tech support thread about league file/report generation?

kleric · 11-10-2008, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikev

It's a duplicate of this post, though

Is there some reason we can't have a tech support thread about league file/report generation?

Haha yeah there's a reason. They don't want to fix it.
So it's "our" problem.

f.montoya · 11-10-2008, 10:32 PM

Have you guys FTP'd your league files to Markus and posted in the Tech support forum?

kq76 · 11-10-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikev

It's a duplicate of this post, though

Is there some reason we can't have a tech support thread about league file/report generation?

I just moved it back. I imagine Tony just didn't know about the other thread and, IMO, rightly thought other commissioners might have a solution as it probably wouldn't get fixed otherwise until OOTP10. If not, well, mod fight!

I'll post a link to this thread from the other so people reading either will know about the other.

Tony M · 11-11-2008, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kq76

I just moved it back. I imagine Tony just didn't know about the other thread and, IMO, rightly thought other commissioners might have a solution as it probably wouldn't get fixed otherwise until OOTP10. If not, well, mod fight!

Yep, that was my rationale behind that. Given that only showstoppers will now probably get an emergency patch anything like this is now going to be subject to workarounds until 10 comes out.

Corsairs · 11-11-2008, 09:09 AM

As the creator of the original post on this subject in the Commissioner forum, I'm afraid I have to agree with those complaining about the inordinate amount of time it takes to generate the tarballs. I had previously reported that setting a virus scanner exclusion for your league's directory helped speed up the process. While true, it simply doesn't do enough, as I've become painfully aware of now that we've hit the regular season. Tarball creation times are in the neighborhood of 3x longer than what it took under OOTP 8 using the exact same settings.

While I'd stop short of asking for an emergency patch, this is truly a major pain. If for some reason the sim runs a little long or I'm a little late getting started, my owners are going to have to wait much longer to get the new file than they would have previously (this actually happened last night). Knowing how long it's going to take to generate the tarball puts a great deal of pressure on me to rush through everything, and that of course leads to mistakes.

For me personally, this is currently the most pressing issue in need of fixing. I'm sure other online commissioners would express a similar sentiment.

mikev · 11-17-2008, 03:21 AM

Just posted in the other thread, too.

Grand total to create a 55 meg tarball - almost 4 hours.

I haven't changed anything since doing it with OOTP8, when it took about an hour.

Tony M · 12-28-2008, 06:19 AM

This will have to be looked at for OOTP10. Since there are no patches more due for OOTP9, this thread will be closed for housekeeping.

11-09-2008, 03:42 PM	#1
kleric Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 160	Tarball compression takes too long Ok this worked damned fine in OOTP2007. Why is it taking forever in OOTP9? I can see every 20-increment go by, one-by-one. This is ridiculous.

11-10-2008, 12:03 PM	#2
mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	Seconded. With zero changes at all, the time it takes to generate and then archive both league files and league reports as at least doubled from OOTP8 to OOTP9. __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM

11-10-2008, 12:22 PM	#3
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	I'm going to move this thread to the OOTP Commissioners Corner forum for the time being as there may be more people viewing there that have a solution/ideas for this. __________________ This signature is intentionally blank

11-10-2008, 10:32 PM	#6
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	Have you guys FTP'd your league files to Markus and posted in the Tech support forum? __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball League ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) Ex-Web Host Current Mod Maker??

11-11-2008, 09:09 AM	#9
Corsairs Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,360	As the creator of the original post on this subject in the Commissioner forum, I'm afraid I have to agree with those complaining about the inordinate amount of time it takes to generate the tarballs. I had previously reported that setting a virus scanner exclusion for your league's directory helped speed up the process. While true, it simply doesn't do enough, as I've become painfully aware of now that we've hit the regular season. Tarball creation times are in the neighborhood of 3x longer than what it took under OOTP 8 using the exact same settings. While I'd stop short of asking for an emergency patch, this is truly a major pain. If for some reason the sim runs a little long or I'm a little late getting started, my owners are going to have to wait much longer to get the new file than they would have previously (this actually happened last night). Knowing how long it's going to take to generate the tarball puts a great deal of pressure on me to rush through everything, and that of course leads to mistakes. For me personally, this is currently the most pressing issue in need of fixing. I'm sure other online commissioners would express a similar sentiment. __________________ Founder of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA) Premiere OOTP fictional league where creativity counts and imagination is your only limitation Check for openings - contact us today! Join the PEBA

11-17-2008, 03:21 AM	#10
mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	Just posted in the other thread, too. Grand total to create a 55 meg tarball - almost 4 hours. I haven't changed anything since doing it with OOTP8, when it took about an hour. __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM

12-28-2008, 06:19 AM	#11
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	This will have to be looked at for OOTP10. Since there are no patches more due for OOTP9, this thread will be closed for housekeeping.