Re: [Rule-list] test reports and benchmarks

[Marco Fioretti]

On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 17:08:04 at 05:08:04PM -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here's my idea. We make a test program that benchmarks rule 
> installs. For instance after a successful slinky install I could run this 

Will read it again tomorrow after sleep, but the test program idea is
definitely something to do, and I agree with everything you said
> 
> Then there would have to be an easy procedure for importing this into 
> a test database. Maybe emailing it to address@hidden

Probably importing everything into a web form is easier if you want
automatic insertion in some database. We have to think more about
security implications, of course. 
> 
> 
> The first step, of course, would to be to look at existing linux 
> benchmark programs. Anyone have any suggestions?

For existing benchmarks now. I have the feeling that most existing benchmarks
for Linux are heavy stuff for powerful servers, which may even be not
executable on a low end PC, but it's just a feeling. Please correct me
if I'm wrong.

OTOH, it's probably easy to put together some custom RULE benchmark
for *desktop* use of an old computer, something like:

        start emacs/vi on some text file
        start mutt on a test mailbox (some already exist)
        run a find command over the whole disk
        start lynx/w3m on a test html page
        feed some heavy calculation to bc
        run perl script containing nasty regex with much backtraking

Probably something like this also exists, but I can't find it right
now. Pointers?

        Ciao,
                Marco Fioretti
                RULE project leader

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