7.5.2 - Re: [OS X TeX] Looking for someone still running a TeX from web2c 7.5.2

[Mohinish]

Sorry, I forgot to mention: I am running Tiger 10.4.2 as well


On 26 Aug 2005, at 5:33 PM, Bruno Voisin wrote:

> Le 26 août 05 à 17:07, Mohinish a écrit :
>
>
>> Machine: 15" powerbook, 1GHz PowerPC G4, 1MB L3 cache, 1GB SDRAM
>>
>> pdfeTeX (Web2C 7.5.2) 3.141592-1.11a-2.1
>> pdfTeX (Web2C 7.5.2) 3.141592-1.11a
>>
>> With MANY programs running (>70% CPU):
>> run 1:  175.75 real         9.96 user         4.91 sys
>> run 2:  130.14 real         9.94 user         4.90 sys
>>
>> With only Terminal, Mail and Activity Monitor programs running  
>> (~15% CPU):
>> run 1: 16.78 real         9.49 user         4.19 sys
>> run 2: 16.23 real         9.49 user         4.17 sys
>>
>> Could you afterwards also say what this all means for someone who  
>> isnt all so non-gui savvy as I am? :)
>>
>
> It seems pdfTeX from Web2C 7.5.2 (at the time, I think, when TeX  
> and pdfTeX were still separate programs) is about twice as fast as  
> pdfTeX from thelatest Web2C:
>
> - On your 1GHz 1GB PowerBook 15" you get about 14s user+sys with  
> Web2C 7.5.2.
>
> - On my 1GHz 1GB PowerBook 17" I got about 29s user+sys earlier  
> today with Web2C 7.5.5.
>
> Or it may be due to different versions of OS X (I'm running 10.4.2).
>
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