[OS X TeX] First iteration of performance results

[Claus Gerhardt]

Gerben,

I wonder what this test should reveal except the performance of  
certain tex/hardware configurations in rebuilding formats. I doubt  
that the results allow conclusions how the same tex/hardware  
configuration will perform in actual typesetting of source files.

Claus


On Aug 25, 2005, at 22:26, Gerben Wierda wrote:

> 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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