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[Jack Andrews]

hi, i like benchmarks :)

can it be assumed that a language is only required to work on i386? i
think it can, as D is implemented only on this platform.

further, if i write a benchmark for any given language, do i know which
CPU to target? eg. on gcc, i may want to build with flags like:

  -march=pentium4

i'm thinking of taking a language that has been implemented in a few
hundred lines (with disregard to efficiency) and optimise it by using the
shootout's benchmarks.  i know this could be considered cheating, but it
would be an interesting exercise for me.

cheers,   jack



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[Brent Fulgham]

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On Jul 12, 2005, at 6:03 AM, Jack Andrews wrote:

> hi, i like benchmarks :)

Hi -- I like responding to e-mail a year late!

> can it be assumed that a language is only required to work on i386? i
> think it can, as D is implemented only on this platform.

Yes -- both benchmark marchines are x86 -- one is an Intel Pentium 4,  
the other an AMD Sempron.

Thanks,

- -Brent
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