Metasploit-framework: Why msfconsole takes too long to print version?

[nsa]

Steps to reproduce

1. time ./msfconsole --version

It took nearly 8 seconds to print version.

Expected behavior

I think printing the version should be quick.

Current behavior

I believe ~8s is not fast enough just to print version.

System stuff

Metasploit version

I am using master branch, this commit b85cd9b

I installed Metasploit with:

• [x] Source install

Ruby version: ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-linux-gnu]

OS

What OS are you running Metasploit on?

Windows 10, WSL Ubuntu 18.04.

[wvu-r7]

Same reason as in #9723: Framework is being loaded first. Splitting off the code for msfconsole's help or version is a little more involved than it was for msfvenom. This is something for @adfoster-r7's team to address.