[Scummvm-devel] Kyrandia engine loading is slow on the DS

sunmax at libero.it sunmax at libero.it
Sun Aug 24 17:56:07 CEST 2008


Hi there ScummVM developers!

>> It looks like rev 33529 from athrxx fixes the issue 
>> though.  Kyra startup is reduced to around 8 seconds,
>> which is fantastic!

 
> Yeah r33529 is a hack, which removes the ability to 
> overwrite game files from within archives with files
> from inside the game path. Instead it hardcodes the
> files which have to be overwritten. Thus it removes
> the need for many Common::File::exists checks.

PlayStation2 backend is thankful as well, cause
Common:File checks are a drag for us, both in terms
of implementation for the different devices (DVD, USB,
HD, remote) and in terms of start-up time.

Much faster now. Thanks!
 -max





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