Stop p95 or llr before restarting?

Joshua2 · 2005-05-10, 02:52

Does restarting or shutting down without stopping the proccess lose any work since last automatic save for p95 or llr?
Thx

Uncwilly · 2005-05-10, 21:10

As long as you use the normal windows shut down, no. On the system shutdown, P95 saves. The automatic is incase IE crash your machine, etc.

ixfd64 · 2005-05-10, 21:29

I've never stopped the LL tests before shutting down my machine, and nothing bad has happened so far.

Joshua2 · 2005-05-12, 18:42

What about newpgen, should that be stopped before a restart? It takes a really long time to stop for me, cause the file is about 250 megs now.

Mystwalker · 2005-05-13, 08:57

AFAIK, newpgen only actualizes the sieve file when you shut it down - and in regular intervals, when selected.

Joshua2 · 2005-05-13, 18:18

So anotherwards no need to stop newpgen, even if it is a large file? It seems that it is quicker to shutdown than to stop the newpgen manually, so it must not be doing it.

Mystwalker · 2005-05-16, 16:36

I think you'll loose the progress since your last save point when you quit without saving.
To make sure, you could write down at what point newpgen is at a certain moment in time and shut it down afterwards. If values don't differ much, it's ok no to save...

But I doubt this, as "It seems that it is quicker" sounds to me like the progress is not saved...

2005-05-10, 02:52	#1
Joshua2 Sep 2004 1000010101₂ Posts	Stop p95 or llr before restarting? Does restarting or shutting down without stopping the proccess lose any work since last automatic save for p95 or llr? Thx

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2005-05-10, 21:10	#2
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 11067₁₀ Posts	As long as you use the normal windows shut down, no. On the system shutdown, P95 saves. The automatic is incase IE crash your machine, etc.

2005-05-10, 21:29	#3
ixfd64 Bemusing Prompter "Danny" Dec 2002 California 2³×313 Posts	I've never stopped the LL tests before shutting down my machine, and nothing bad has happened so far.

2005-05-12, 18:42	#4
Joshua2 Sep 2004 533₁₀ Posts	What about newpgen, should that be stopped before a restart? It takes a really long time to stop for me, cause the file is about 250 megs now.

2005-05-13, 08:57	#5
Mystwalker Jul 2004 Potsdam, Germany 3·277 Posts	AFAIK, newpgen only actualizes the sieve file when you shut it down - and in regular intervals, when selected.

2005-05-13, 18:18	#6
Joshua2 Sep 2004 13×41 Posts	So anotherwards no need to stop newpgen, even if it is a large file? It seems that it is quicker to shutdown than to stop the newpgen manually, so it must not be doing it.

2005-05-16, 16:36	#7
Mystwalker Jul 2004 Potsdam, Germany 3×277 Posts	I think you'll loose the progress since your last save point when you quit without saving. To make sure, you could write down at what point newpgen is at a certain moment in time and shut it down afterwards. If values don't differ much, it's ok no to save... But I doubt this, as "It seems that it is quicker" sounds to me like the progress is not saved...