1.3.1 *is* slower

[Christopher Faylor]

It is true that 1.3.1 is slower than 1.1.8.  I benchmarked it on my NT 2K
dual processor 300MHZ system.

A config.status --recheck in my gdb build directory takes a minute 1 second
with 1.3.1, 52 seconds with 1.1.8, and 48 seconds with 1.1.5.

Not a very encouraging trend.

Anybody have any ideas?  This is usually a sign of an extra disk open somewhere
but I don't see anything obvious.

cgf