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From: othello@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: TML vs LSP
Message-ID: <2172@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 31-Jan-87 22:18:41 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 31 22:18:41 1987
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In a recent article dlt@csun.UUCP (Dave Thompson) wrote:
>the queens program takes significantly longer to find all (92) 
>solutions than does TML (TML=11 seconds (with printing) vs LSP 2.5-3 
>*minutes* (without printing)).  The source code in both cases is 
>identical.  The LSP compile options (D, N, V, & R) are turned off.  
>Why is LSP so slow?
>
LSP does alot of stuff in its shell -- yes even with all options off... Have
you compared the times with the program compiled as an application and all
options off?  I know that you will find LSP about equal in speed to TML