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diff --git a/kinit/README b/kinit/README index 624847a47..2e5f6c236 100644 --- a/kinit/README +++ b/kinit/README @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ README -kdeinit is a process launcher somewhat similar to the +tdeinit is a process launcher somewhat similar to the famous init used for booting UNIX. It launches processes by forking and then loading a @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function. Executive summary ================= -Using kdeinit to launch KDE applications makes starting +Using tdeinit to launch KDE applications makes starting a typical KDE applications 2.5 times faster (100ms instead of 250ms on a P-III 500) It reduces memory consumption by approx. 350Kb per application. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ consumption by approx. 350Kb per application. How it works ============ -kdeinit is linked against all libraries a standard KDE +tdeinit is linked against all libraries a standard KDE application needs. With this technique starting an application becomes much faster because now only the application itself needs to be linked whereas @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Startup Speed Starting an application linked against libqt, libtdecore and libtdeui in the conventional way takes approx. 150ms on a Pentium III - 500Mhz. -Starting the same application via kdeinit takes less than 10ms. +Starting the same application via tdeinit takes less than 10ms. (application without KApplication constructor, the KApplication constructor requires an extra 100ms in both cases) @@ -42,24 +42,24 @@ Memory Usage An application linked against libqt, libtdecore and libtdeui started in the conventional way requires about 498Kb memory. (average of 10 instances) If the same application is started via -kdeinit it requires about 142Kb. A difference of 356Kb (application +tdeinit it requires about 142Kb. A difference of 356Kb (application without KApplication constructor) If we take the KApplication constructor into account, an application started in the conventional way takes about 679Kb memory while the same -application started via kdeinit requires about 380Kb. Here the difference +application started via tdeinit requires about 380Kb. Here the difference is somewhat less, 299Kb. This seems to be caused by the fact that the dynamic linker does "lazy linking". We can force the linker to link -everything at startup by specifying "LD_BIND_NOW=true". When kdeinit is -started with this option on, kdeinit is back to its full efficiency, an +everything at startup by specifying "LD_BIND_NOW=true". When tdeinit is +started with this option on, tdeinit is back to its full efficiency, an application with a KApplication constructor now uses 338Kb of memory. A difference of 341Kb with the normal case. -Adapting programs to use kdeinit. +Adapting programs to use tdeinit. =============================== The sourcecode of a program does not require any change to take advantage -of kdeinit. Only the makefile requires an adaption, if the Makefile.am of +of tdeinit. Only the makefile requires an adaption, if the Makefile.am of a normal program looks like this: bin_PROGRAMS = kicker @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ kicker_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libkonq/libkonq.la kicker_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) The following lines need to be added to make a library version useable -by kdeinit: +by tdeinit: lib_LTLIBRARIES = kicker.la libkicker_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/libkonq/libkonq.la @@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ libkicker_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) $(KDE_RPATH) -module Disadvantages ============= -The process name of applications started via kdeinit is "kdeinit". This problem +The process name of applications started via tdeinit is "tdeinit". This problem can be corrected to a degree by changing the application name as shown -by 'ps'. However, applications like "killall" will only see "kdeinit" as +by 'ps'. However, applications like "killall" will only see "tdeinit" as process name. To workaround this, use "kdekillall", from kdesdk/scripts, -for applications started via kdeinit. +for applications started via tdeinit. |