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MonoDevelop Loads Really Slow on Mac
I have a MacBook Pro 2012 version with the fastest i7 Processor, 16GB and RAM and 512GB SSD. I don't say that to show off, just so you know that my Mac is not slow.
I have a unity project that has hundreds of files both scripts and libraries I am importing from a desktop project. Nothing super fancy, just a lot of classes and files.
When I open a script in Unity it opens MonoDevelop, but it takes almost 1 minute. I have timed it and it is between 45 seconds and 63 seconds.
This occurs both the first time I double click a script after opening the project in Unity and any time I change any files (add, delete, rename) in the project in the Unity Editor.
I have seen other posting and nothing suggested helps.
The exact same project on a basic Windows computer takes about 5 seconds to open MonoDevelop when clicking on a script in the same circumstances. Please don't suggest that I just use Windows because I am building this app for iOS and must use a Mac to develop the iOS stuff and compatibility.
I have a full Pro license with all the Pro add ons.
Can someone help me understand what is going on and if there is a way to speed it up?
Answer by whydoidoit · May 02, 2013 at 06:31 PM
Do you have a GIT repository or other version control attached to this project? MonoDevelop that ships with U4 is a pig when it comes to its integrated version control taking FOREVER to start.
I am not sure what you mean by attached. I have this project checked into SVN and I have the settings for meta files.
I have other projects, however, that are also checked into SVN that don't take more than a few seconds to load.
The only difference is that this project has a ton of files.
Yeah the $$anonymous$$onoDevelop shipped with Unity is a pig at trying out it's auto integrated Version Control - just try turning off Version Control in $$anonymous$$D's Add-in $$anonymous$$anager and see if it speeds up...
SWEEEEETTTT!!!!! It works. Almost comes right up. Please put in your comment as an answer so I can mark it as the answer.
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