Don't run lsb_release on linux (#26707)

Running `lsb_release` on Linux takes about 50ms because it is written in Python. We do not use the output, so this change makes use not call it.
2021-10-14 01:27:24 +02:00
parent 0227fc3ddc
commit fcac95b065
2 changed files with 4 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/lib/spack/external/init.py
+++ b/lib/spack/external/init.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 * Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/distro
 * Usage: Provides a more stable linux distribution detection.
 * Version: 1.0.4 (last version supporting Python 2.6)
+* Note: Patched to disable lsb_release by default to improve Spack's startup time.

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