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@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +This is about BYTE's beta version of the native-algorithm benchmark + +December 16, 1996: + +The source for DOS is obtainable at http://www.byte.com/bmark/bmark.htm +Linux adaptation written by Uwe F. Mayer <mayer@tux.org> + +February 7, 1997: + +added -DSOLARIS flag to support solaris + +November 11, 1997: + +added index split suggested by Andrew D. Balsa +re-baselined to a Linux machine +added checking of CPU-type at run-time (cpuinfo.c) +increased maximal number of loops in some tests +removed -DSOLARIS flag, works now automatically (this also removed the + compiler warnings about redefined types and leads to a 20% faster + code for "Bitfield" if compiled with -funroll-loops!) + +November 13-19, 1997: + +changed debugging information +changed random number generator to be always 32 bits even on 64 bit OSs +added data resets to Bitfield and Huffman +created this Changes file +added debug code for Bitfield + +December 6, 1997: + +got rid of cpuinfo.c +added a RESULTS file + +December 7, 1997: + +fixed the statistical analysis used to compute the confidence coefficient +fixed a bug in the DEBUG routine of "Assignment" + +December 11, 1997 +added some entries to RESULTS + |