TextMate - many open files - with MacFusion and MacFUSE in a laggy network environment

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http://www.haloscan.com/comments/taoofmac/blog_2007_05_01/#249188

> TextMate over fuse is SSSLLLOOOooowwww … (becaus it tries to get
> updated info about any file all the time)

In subsequent conversation (paraphrased with permission) the author elaborated: 

> … not a problem with macfusion (so, I have nothing to report here).
> 
> It's a problem of network lags coupled with textmate's intention to
> check files all the time.
> 
> Theoretically, some caching would help, but I didn't manage to achieve
> much (I played with command-line fuse interface)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 9:55

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Consider:

  * documentation to explain MacFuse/MacFUSE behaviour in laggy network environments

  * documentation to explain TextMate behaviour in novel environments

  * workarounds, solutions or improved behaviour in MacFusion or MacFUSE.

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 10:01

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On the related subject of MacFusion software and document QA, I suggest: 

> Users of MacFUSE, MacFusion, Mac OS X and esteemed applications such
> as TextMate should expect the best possible experience.
> 
> Where the experience is less than perfect, it's desirable to explain
> and if possible workaround or resolve those issues — even if the
> issues are not related to MacFusion.

Glancing at my typo in the previous comment 
(MacFuse/MacFUSE should read MacFusion/MacFUSE) 
I remind myself that Issue comments — which are addable but 
non-editable within Google Code— are not always the best place for 
thoughts/work in progress!

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 10:03

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Comparing this MacFusion issue-47 with MacFUSE issue 
http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/issues/detail?id=119
on 7 May 2007, at 13:30, Alexey wrote:

> well… I believe this is related, but situation is opposite. Poster in
> that topic is worrid about up-to-date'ness of files, but he probably
> works with one file at a time…
> 
> I, on the other hand, am usually opening the whole project at once and
> "auto-reload" happens every time I make textmate window active (after
> switching to something else). This thing takes a lot of time for a
> mid-sized (50 files) projects and eternity for larger ones

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 3:58

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I don't use TextMate, but I wonder whether:

a) the application can respond dynamically to low I/O or low bandwidth 
situations, adapt its auto-reload 
behaviour accordingly

b) the user can prefer, in the application, something other than auto-reload 
for environments that are *known* 
to be slow or taxing.

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 4:32

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An alternative approach to situations of this type (not TextMate specifically) 
might be to work with local copies 
of the the remote files. Selective mirroring, if you like. 

Synchronisation of local and remote files:

* beyond the scope of MacFusion as we know it.

Also: 

* privilges might require special consideration/attention. 

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 7 May 2007 at 4:34

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I have e-mailed the author of 
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8300945231/m/620008954831?
r=625007264831#625007264831 
inviting any comments that he may have.

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 9 May 2007 at 6:25

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Alexey Zakhlestin: 

  * is the service to which you connect FTP or SSH?

  * does the service allow multiple concurrent connections? 

  * if you make a command-line connection, are the nature and version number of the service revealed? 

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 24 May 2007 at 7:29

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I have similar issues with lag using macfusion and macfuse with eclipse. I 
tried zend
studio and even with bbedit im getting more hangs and beach balls then I would 
get
from using fetch or some other sftp application. I totally love this app and am
sticking with it but any caching options would be helpful.

Just to re-interate though it is not eclipse that is causing the problem as 
zend and
bbedit hang even more. Sometimes saves and such are amazingly quick but other

Original comment by ergom...@gmail.com on 14 Jun 2007 at 3:26

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ergomesh: as this issue relates to a laggy network environment, and yours does 
not, I'll move your issue over to 
MacFusion issue 190 <http://code.google.com/p/macfusion/issues/detail?id=190>. 

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 14 Jun 2007 at 6:04

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I have similar issue too, would love if someone could tell me a way around it ?

When I open a file for editing remotely in TextMate, it opens fine, but then I 
"save", 
TextMate asks for my password, and after that I get spinning beach ball. Then 
the 
application dies, don't know what could be happening/

Original comment by goles.ni...@gmail.com on 30 May 2009 at 10:19

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> similar issue

If it's not the same issue, please report it separately. 

Re http://www.macfusionapp.org/support.html and the important note at 
http://code.google.com/p/macfusion/ : please use the Macfusion Trac to report 
any bug.

Thanks

Original comment by grahampe...@gmail.com on 31 May 2009 at 6:12