[IronPython] IronPython startup time

[Lukas Cenovsky]

Ken MacDonald wrote:
> Hi,
> I have inherited an IP project. Customer is complaining that startup 
> time with no apparent progress takes quite a while, and would like 
> something to happen prior to the time that the login screen finally 
> appears. I have a splash screen, and have set it to splash prior to 
> the login screen, now something appears at about ~~ 12 sec. rather 
> than ~~15 sec. for the login screen, but is still kind of a long wait. 
> I've tried moving the splash screen earlier, but it dies of missing 
> resources; not sure just what. I'm wondering if there is a way of 
> defining a really minimal splash screen that requires next to nothing 
> to start up, and getting it to pop up in maybe 3 or 4 sec.?
> Ken

I think you have to create the splash in C# or VB to display it sooner.

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-- Lukáš