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From: stevel@qtc.uucp (Steve Lehto)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Subject: C Compiler Metrics
Keywords: c, compiler, metrics
Message-ID: <1989Sep27.190232.8318@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us>
Date: 27 Sep 89 19:02:32 GMT
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Organization: Quantitative Technology Corp., Beaverton, OR
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As part of an internal project here; I am investigating the importance
of compiler speeds.  Specifically, how fast must a compiler compile in
order to be useful?  Is there a "limit of pain", below which the tool is
considered to be unuseable?  We're most interested in C compilers, but
data about any compiler would be useful.  I would like to collect the
responses and complete a chart which looks something like this:

Language	Compiler	Target	Host	Speed (lines/min)
--------	--------	------	----	----------


If responses are plentiful and meaningful, I'ld be happy to repost the
results for all to use.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

steve lehto, QTC
[From Steve Lehto ]
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