[Bug 44236] New: Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44236

Bug ID: 44236
           Summary: Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.
           Product: Wine
           Version: 2.21
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: cmd
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Discussion is in this forum.
https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29936

I am using Wine to run Poisson Superfish. This program essentially does some
calculations and then writes the results into a binary file. This action is
performed in less than a second in a Windows environment. Unfortunately, it
takes about 10 seconds to write this binary file under Wine. Here is how to
reproduce the error:

1. Install Poisson Superfish on linux using Wine. You have to scroll all the
way down and click register.
http://laacg.lanl.gov/laacg/services/download_sf.phtml
2. Once installed, open a unix terminal in this directory
.../.wine/drive_c/LANL/Examples/RadioFrequency/Waveguides/
3. Run wineconsole cmd.
4. In the new window, run RUNWG.BAT.
3. Several windows will pop up. The ones that stall for a bit are in the
process of writing to a file named something.T35. The T35 refers to tape 35 (I
guess that's how a sector of harddrive memory would be referred as back in the
80s). This is the binary file with the solution in it.
It will finish eventually, but it is pretty slow.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44236

Fabian Maurer  changed:

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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
           Keywords|                            |download, performance
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
                URL|                            |http://laacg.lanl.gov/laacg
                   |                            |/services/download_sf.phtml

--- Comment #1 from Fabian Maurer  ---
Confirming and filling in a few fields.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

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Fabian Maurer  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |[e-mail]
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
           Keywords|                            |download, performance
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
                URL|                            |http://laacg.lanl.gov/laacg
                   |                            |/services/download_sf.phtml

--- Comment #1 from Fabian Maurer  ---
Confirming and filling in a few fields.

--- Comment #2 from Fabian Maurer  ---
Confirming and filling in a few fields.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44236

Fabian Maurer  changed:

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          Component|cmd                         |-unknown

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

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Bernhard Übelacker  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Bernhard Übelacker  ---
The RUNWG.BAT uses some unusual syntax.
Therefore created bugs #44334 and #44338.
But these might not be directly related to the slow write.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44236

--- Comment #4 from Bernhard Übelacker  ---
After calling it with different WINEDEBUGs I think that
the actual writing of the files is sufficiently fast.

Unfortunately after the files are written the process
does not end itself and executes PeekMessageA all the time.
After 1:21 it ends suddenly by itself without interaction.
While it runs it can be moved around and also the about menu opened.
If the window gets resized, it closes immediately.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44236

--- Comment #5 from [e-mail] ---
I can confirm that resizing the window closes it immediately.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

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--- Comment #6 from Bernhard Übelacker  ---
The download is (at least currently) no longer available.

[Bug 44236] Poisson Superfish: Slow to write binary file.

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Bernhard Übelacker  changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |NEEDINFO

--- Comment #7 from Bernhard Übelacker  ---
Switching to needinfo, download link is down since nearly two years.