LC for Raspberry Pi

[jonathandlynch at gmail.com]

Why is LC 7 slower than 6?

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> On Mar 11, 2017, at 3:50 PM, hh via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Richard.
> 
> Thanks for your engagement. I would like to second this with 98%.
> 
> Let me correct two of your statements (the missing 2%).
> 
> 1.
>> RG wrote:
>> The last RPi build was v704, which is generally good with one critical 
>> issue:  a bug in the menu handling routine causes a crash when clicking 
>> in a menubar.
> That's wrong in that generality. I have four Raspi's running
> (one A with Debian, two B+ with Lubuntu or Debian resp., one 3 with Xubuntu
> or Debian resp., the Debian needs to be first installed on a 2B+, see forum).
> So install an appropriate OS and it works. Though 3-5 imes slower than v651.
> 
> 2.
>> RG wrote:
>> So for me, if I had to deliver a GUI for RPi I'd much rather use a workflow
>> similar to what we do with mobile:  develop on a fully-spec'd desktop 
>> machine, and deploy to the device.
> 
> If "I'd" means "I would" then I'd say once again (I told you in the forum):
> This is the way I did from the beginning of the existence of __LC 704__,
> which is the only one that has a Raspi-deployment option (Linux ARMv6-HF).
> Simply copy the standalone created on your desktop box to your Raspi via sftp
> (what may be even scripted) or via an USB stick.
> 
> So if developers optimize for speed (as LC 7 is 3-5 times slower than LC 6)
> they can have this, since years. By ONE click and ONE data transfer.
> 
> 
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