[OS X TeX] First iteration of performance results

[Eckhard Giere]

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Hello

again a few more data:
Once I had a lot processes running, in particular FoldingatHome -> (I)
The other run was after quitting all applications seen except Finder  
and Terminal -> (II)

2.0 GHz Dual G5 3.5 GB RAM 10.4.2
pdfeTeX 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
kpathsea version 3.5.3

(I)          15.18 real        11.70 user         3.05 sys
(II)        15.21 real        11.47 user         3.12 sys


1.67 GHz Powerbook G4 1.5 GB RAM 10.4.2
pdfeTeX 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
kpathsea version 3.5.3

(I)    24.53 real        13.42 user         3.93 sys
(II)    19.11 real        13.41 user         3.74 sys

Am 25.08.2005 um 22:26 schrieb Gerben Wierda:

> Results: http://tug.org/texshowcase/perf.html
>
> There is quite a bit of consistency, but there are also some  
> anomalies. Jean-Christophe's systems are measured to be almost  
> impossibly fast compared to others, for instance. Twice as fast as  
> other systems of the same type. That cannot be right.
>
> If you all like this experiment, I would like to add a second round.
>
> First, the script can be downloaded from
>
> http://tug.org/texshowcase/tex-perf
>
> Check the contents before running it because it is running as  
> administrator during the test.
>
> The contents should be everything between the ======== lines below:
>
> =================================
> #!/bin/sh
>
> for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> do
>     fmtutil --byfmt pdflatex >/dev/null
> done
>
> ## Run this script by typing
> ##
> ##   sudo time ./tex-perf
> ##
> ## while in a Terminal window and in the directory where the script  
> resides.
> ## If necessary, first run
> ##
> ##   chmod +x tex-perf
> =================================
>
> I would like the following
> 1. Report your RAM amount as well
> 2. Report your pdftex version with
>
>     pdftex --version
>
> G
>
> PS. I'll see if I can come up with a better test based on the self- 
> contained trip & trap tests and completely automated in an i- 
> Package. I like that idea, I am just lacking the time.
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