OpenOffice and JVM, was Java Speed

[Ted Roche]

On Jun 7, 2006, at 8:52 AM, Tom Buskey wrote:

> I think Fedora (and OpenOffice) used GCJ to compile alot of the  
> java apps associated with it.  They got a big speedup and  
> eliminated the need for a JVM for those apps.

On recent installs of OpenOffice, some members of another forum I  
hang out on complained about startup speed. It turns out that Base  
(the database/Access twin) needs the Java Runtime Engine. Tools |  
Options | Java lets you turn off the option to start the JRE at  
startup. In my highly non-scientific, non-reproducible, anecdotal but  
well-meaning tests, startup could be reduced from 22 seconds to 4  
seconds in this manner. Just a tip for those willing to muck with it.

Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com