[Shootout-list] fannkuch (timer resolution; HZ=1000?)

[Bengt Kleberg]

On 2005-05-23 16:26, Einar Karttunen wrote:
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> This would be quite unfair.
> Consider two languages (A and B) and a benchmark using the threading
> subsystem. A will initiase the threading subsystem before main, while B
> will initialise the threading subsystem when it is first used. 
> 
> If we measure per-benchmark startup times then it will be likely that
> either A or B will be punished. Thus the best way seems to be using hello
> for the startup time.

you are correct.

my thoughts about this was to use ''n'' as 1, to make sure that the 
relevant subsystems where initialised. as opposed to ''n'' as 0, where 
some languages might not initialise the subsystem. but the error remains 
if all results are calculated before looking at ''n''.


bengt