[MacPorts] #56793: macports base: installing a port with many files appears to hang; file registration loop slows dramatically for file counts > 10,000

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#56793: macports base: installing a port with many files appears to hang; file
registration loop slows dramatically for file counts > 10,000
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  Reporter:  yan12125  |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  base      |    Version:  2.7.0
Resolution:            |   Keywords:
      Port:            |
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Description changed by mascguy:

Old description:

> I'm trying to install texlive-fonts-extra, which has 61748 files in its
> destroot/ folder. `port -d install texlive-fonts-extra` appears hang - no
> messages for several minutes and the CPU usage keeps high at around ~98%.
>
> I found that the installation process is running the loop at
> https://github.com/macports/macports-
> base/blob/8a67087e2194acf3d0037097b0cd7f1e5477e401/src/port1.0/portinstall.tcl#L416.
> If the loop is inevitable, how about adding some messages saying that the
> port process is busy doing something? It will improve the user experience
> greatly.
>
> /cc the author of the aforementioned loop.

New description:

 I'm trying to install texlive-fonts-extra, which has 87,000 files in its
 destroot/ folder. `port -d install texlive-fonts-extra` appears hang - no
 messages for several minutes and the CPU usage keeps high at around ~98%.

 I found that the installation process is running the loop at:

 https://github.com/macports/macports-
 base/blob/8a67087e2194acf3d0037097b0cd7f1e5477e401/src/port1.0/portinstall.tcl#L416

 If the loop is inevitable, how about adding some messages saying that the
 port process is busy doing something? It will improve the user experience
 greatly.

 /cc the author of the aforementioned loop.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/56793#comment:15>
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