Abe first time execution
The initial block file parsing can take a lot of time. From the readme:


  Reading the block files takes much too long, several days or more for the main BTC block chain as of 2013. However, if you use a persistent database, Abe remembers where it stopped reading and starts more quickly the second time.


It depends on the hardware you have, besides a good CPU it probably benefits from a fast hard drive (SSD at best).
On my Macbook Air (2013, 8GB RAM, i7, SSD) it took a few days.