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Sep 19, 2008
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September 19, 2008
As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:

http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite

A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.

As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).

Bye,
bearophile
September 19, 2008
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:43 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
> As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite
>
> A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.
>
> As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).
>
> Bye,
> bearophile
>

I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them. Getting GDC to work on x86-64 is a daunting task, or so I've heard. D's still in all the older benchmarks.
September 19, 2008
Jarrett Billingsley:

> I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them.

Yep, and probably to reduce the work load. Managing the shootout site isn't a little work.


> D's still in all the older benchmarks.

But they are dead now: the author has told me that the benchmarks on the old machine will not be updated.

Bye,
bearophile
September 19, 2008
Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:43 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
>> As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite
>>
>> A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.
>>
>> As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).
>>
>> Bye,
>> bearophile
>>
> 
> I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on
> the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them.
> Getting GDC to work on x86-64 is a daunting task, or so I've heard.
> D's still in all the older benchmarks.

Yeah, getting GDC to work on x86_64 is crazy. First you have to build it, then you have to install it! And at that point, you have to run it for it to do anything, but how am I supposed to know how you run binaries?! Egad, I can't be expected to figure this completely insane system out!

 - Gregor Richards
September 19, 2008
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Gregor Richards <Richards@codu.org> wrote:
> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:43 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite
>>>
>>> A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.
>>>
>>> As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).
>>>
>>> Bye,
>>> bearophile
>>>
>>
>> I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them. Getting GDC to work on x86-64 is a daunting task, or so I've heard. D's still in all the older benchmarks.
>
> Yeah, getting GDC to work on x86_64 is crazy. First you have to build it, then you have to install it! And at that point, you have to run it for it to do anything, but how am I supposed to know how you run binaries?! Egad, I can't be expected to figure this completely insane system out!
>
>  - Gregor Richards
>

Snyde demeanor aside, I'm talking more complex problems, like weird linking issues and binaries that crash on running for no apparent reason.
September 19, 2008
Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Gregor Richards <Richards@codu.org> wrote:
>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:43 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
>>>> As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite
>>>>
>>>> A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.
>>>>
>>>> As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).
>>>>
>>>> Bye,
>>>> bearophile
>>>>
>>> I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them. Getting GDC to work on x86-64 is a daunting task, or so I've heard. D's still in all the older benchmarks.
>> Yeah, getting GDC to work on x86_64 is crazy. First you have to build it, then you have to install it! And at that point, you have to run it for it to do anything, but how am I supposed to know how you run binaries?! Egad, I can't be expected to figure this completely insane system out!
>>
>>  - Gregor Richards
>>
> 
> Snyde demeanor aside, I'm talking more complex problems, like weird linking issues and binaries that crash on running for no apparent reason.

Works here .. are you perhaps using a certain distribution's binary versions? Those 4.2 files that are known to crash on trivial testcases?

(If yes: don't do that then)
September 19, 2008
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:25 AM, downs <default_357-line@yahoo.de> wrote:
> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Gregor Richards <Richards@codu.org> wrote:
>>> Jarrett Billingsley wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:43 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
>>>>> As you may know recently the Computer Shootout site has dropped many languages, among them there's D, Psyco (Python), etc. People that like Ruby language (and Jruby, etc) have created a benchmark suite, useful to tune implementations, compare their performance, spot some bugs, spot some performance bugs, etc:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-benchmark-suite
>>>>>
>>>>> A similar performance suite may be created for D too, but to not put blinders on the eyes it's essential to add to such suite some benchmarks in other languages too, like Java (for the GC), C or C++ with GCC (for general optimization), and maybe more.
>>>>>
>>>>> As starting point the programs of the Shoout are fine, but I think few other things can be added (to benchmark exceptions, compiling time, and some other interesting things that the Shootout doesn't benchmark now).
>>>>>
>>>>> Bye,
>>>>> bearophile
>>>>>
>>>> I'd imagine the Computer Shootout has only dropped many languages on the newer platforms since there aren't implementations for them. Getting GDC to work on x86-64 is a daunting task, or so I've heard. D's still in all the older benchmarks.
>>> Yeah, getting GDC to work on x86_64 is crazy. First you have to build it, then you have to install it! And at that point, you have to run it for it to do anything, but how am I supposed to know how you run binaries?! Egad, I can't be expected to figure this completely insane system out!
>>>
>>>  - Gregor Richards
>>>
>>
>> Snyde demeanor aside, I'm talking more complex problems, like weird linking issues and binaries that crash on running for no apparent reason.
>
> Works here .. are you perhaps using a certain distribution's binary versions? Those 4.2 files that are known to crash on trivial testcases?
>
> (If yes: don't do that then)
>

I've only tried building it once and ended up with a compiler that built crashy EXEs, but I don't run x86-64, I was only trying to get it working on a friend's machine.

I've just heard of a lot of people having problems with it, is all, and am suggesting that that's a possible reason why Alioth hasn't get added D to the new archs.
September 19, 2008
Jarrett Billingsley:
> and am suggesting that that's a possible reason why Alioth hasn't get added D to the new archs.

No, as I have said in another answer that site author mostly just wants to reduce his workload.

Bye,
bearophile
September 19, 2008
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:09 AM, bearophile <bearophileHUGS@lycos.com> wrote:
> Jarrett Billingsley:
>> and am suggesting that that's a possible reason why Alioth hasn't get added D to the new archs.
>
> No, as I have said in another answer that site author mostly just wants to reduce his workload.

I suppose there's no reason to say one of us or the other is wrong without hearing from the author himself, is there?
September 19, 2008
Jarrett Billingsley:
> I suppose there's no reason to say one of us or the other is wrong without hearing from the author himself, is there?

I think I am right: https://alioth.debian.org/forum/forum.php?thread_id=14497&forum_id=999

bearophile
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