[PLUG] mkisofs is insane.

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Jeme" == Jeme A Brelin <jeme at brelin.net> writes:

Jeme> OK, what's wrong with my system?

Jeme> When I run `mkisofs -r -o cd_image /path/to/directory`, my
Jeme> system slows to a standstill and other processes bog down and I
Jeme> cannot be productive until it's done.

[...]

Jeme> Anyone know what I can check?

This is just my knee jerk reaction, but have you tried strace?  It
might give you a clue what is happening.

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