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diff --git a/tests/sort-time/README b/tests/sort-time/README deleted file mode 100644 index b74eac7ff..000000000 --- a/tests/sort-time/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -# determine whether it's worthwhile to add a --line-length=N option to sort. - -# Copyright (C) 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - -# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify -# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or -# (at your option) any later version. - -# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -# GNU General Public License for more details. - -# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. - - -# Add the option and perform this test: -# -# Test method: -# ============== - -n_bytes=10000000 -time=/bin/time -for line_len in 80 200 400 800 3000; do - - echo "line length: $line_len" - write-file-of-size --bytes=$n_bytes --line-length=$line_len > in - - # sort a file with $n-char lines using the default of N=30 - $time sort in > x - - # sort the same file with --line-length=$n - SORT_INITIAL_LINE_LENGTH=`expr $line_len + 1` $time sort in > x - - echo - # compare run times -done - -# do this on at least SunOS, Linux, Solaris - -# RESULTS: -# Solaris5.5.1, x86 dual PPro/200: none -# Linux 3.0.29 x86 P/100: 5-6% improvement for 80, 200, 400, -# but 1-2% penalty for 800 and 3000 |