[Pythonmac-SIG] 2.4.3 Python Universal Binary Pystone Comparison

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Fri Apr 7 07:44:24 CEST 2006 

I can't reproduce this when I configure from the universal trunk,  
maybe Ronald had an OPT environment variable set when he built it?

-bob

On Apr 6, 2006, at 10:34 PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:

> Ok, I see what the problem is, because the Universal python is also  
> half as fast on my PPC.
>
> It appears that the universal build is not using any compiler  
> optimizations at all, where a normal build is -O3.  I'm not quite  
> sure where/why this is happening (autoconf is evil), but I'm sure  
> someone will figure it out soon enough.
>
> # universal
> OPT=        -DNDEBUG -g
>
> # normal
> OPT=        -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
>
> -bob
>
> On Apr 6, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Ted Leung wrote:
>
>> I just realized that I only sent this to Shane, so for the whole  
>> list (and Alex)
>>
>> Hmm.  Here's three of those...
>>
>> [sprout:2065]> ./python.exe -c "from test.pystone import pystones;  
>> print pystones()"
>> (1.22, 40983.606557377047)
>> ===============================================================  
>> 2006-04-06 18:06
>> [sprout:2065]> ./python.exe -c "from test.pystone import pystones;  
>> print pystones()"
>> (1.23, 40650.406504065038)
>> ===============================================================  
>> 2006-04-06 18:06
>> [sprout:2065]> ./python.exe -c "from test.pystone import pystones;  
>> print pystones()"
>> (1.22, 40983.606557377047)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Shane Holloway (IEEE) wrote:
>>
>>> Nice.  Very jealous about the Intel MacBook Pros.  :)  You both  
>>> better put them to good use!  ;)
>>>
>>> Have either of you tried building the 2.4 release branch and  
>>> running pystones from it?
>>>
>>> For those reading who may not know how from Terminal::
>>>
>>> svn co http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/release24- 
>>> maint py-24
>>> cd py-24
>>> ./configure
>>> make
>>> ./python.exe -c "from test.pystone import pystones; print pystones 
>>> ()"
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 6, 2006, at 16:15, Jordan Mantha wrote:
>>>
>>>> And here is mine on a 1.83GHz 17" Intel iMac:
>>>>
>>>> $ python -V
>>>> Python 2.4.3
>>>>
>>>> $ python -c "from test.pystone import pystones; print pystones()"
>>>> (1.99, 25125.628140703517)
>>>>
>>>> -Jordan Mantha
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 6, 2006, at 2:36 PM, Ted Leung wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> FWIW here are 3 runs from 1.83GHz MacBook Pro....
>>>>>
>>>>> [sprout:2132]> /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ 
>>>>> 2.4/bin/python -c "from test.pystone import pystones; print  
>>>>> pystones()"
>>>>> (2.0400000000000005, 24509.803921568622)
>>>>> ===============================================================  
>>>>> 2006-04-06 14:35[sprout:2132]> /Library/Frameworks/ 
>>>>> Python.framework/Versions/2.4/bin/python -c "from test.pystone  
>>>>> import pystones; print pystones()"
>>>>> (2.0299999999999998, 24630.541871921185)
>>>>> ===============================================================  
>>>>> 2006-04-06 14:35[sprout:2132]> /Library/Frameworks/ 
>>>>> Python.framework/Versions/2.4/bin/python -c "from test.pystone  
>>>>> import pystones; print pystones()"
>>>>> (2.0800000000000005, 24038.461538461532)
>>>>>
>>>>> Ted
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:39 PM, Shane Holloway (IEEE) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I was just wondering if anyone else had compared pystones on  
>>>>>> their box?  I downloaded the latest Universal Build from the  
>>>>>> python.org and found things to be a bit sluggish.  So I ran  
>>>>>> the pystones test to quickly gauge things, and noticed that  
>>>>>> things are indeed running about 1/3 of what they should be.   
>>>>>> (Specific info from the Terminal below.)  Anyone have ideas?   
>>>>>> They both appear to be built from GCC 4.0.  Let me know what  
>>>>>> other information you need from me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, are there build instructions for creating the Universal  
>>>>>> Packaging?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> -Shane Holloway
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From the Universal Build installed python::
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [shane at dynamic-46] ~% /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ 
>>>>>> Versions/2.4/bin/python -V
>>>>>> Python 2.4.3
>>>>>> [shane at dynamic-46] ~% /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/ 
>>>>>> Versions/2.4/bin/python -c "from test.pystone import pystones;  
>>>>>> print pystones()"
>>>>>> (3.79, 13192.612137203167)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From the release24-maint branch built on my box::
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [shane at dynamic-46] python/py-24% svn info
>>>>>> Path: .
>>>>>> URL: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/release24- 
>>>>>> maint
>>>>>> Repository UUID: 6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771
>>>>>> Revision: 43662
>>>>>> Node Kind: directory
>>>>>> Schedule: normal
>>>>>> Last Changed Author: martin.v.loewis
>>>>>> Last Changed Rev: 43618
>>>>>> Last Changed Date: 2006-04-04 00:08:17 -0600 (Tue, 04 Apr 2006)
>>>>>> Properties Last Updated: 2006-04-03 14:39:26 -0600 (Mon, 03  
>>>>>> Apr 2006)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [shane at dynamic-46] python/py-24% ./python.exe -V
>>>>>> Python 2.4.4c0
>>>>>> [shane at dynamic-46] python/py-24% ./python.exe -c "from  
>>>>>> test.pystone import pystones; print pystones()"
>>>>>> (1.5799999999999998, 31645.569620253169)
>>>>>>
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