[Rule-list] test reports and benchmarks

[Martin Stricker]

hairylarry at deltaboogie.com wrote:

> Here's my idea. We make a test program that benchmarks rule
> installs.

> Perhaps the install logs should be included. If slinky wrote a version
> specific stamp to the install log we could automatically detect which
> version of slinky did the install and include that. Otherwise the user
> will have to enter this important information.
> 
> We probably want to record disk usage too. And probably some
> other stuff I haven't thought about.

A Good Idea (TM). When do you write the app? ;=D

> The first step, of course, would to be to look at existing linux
> benchmark programs. Anyone have any suggestions?

Only benchmark I know of off memory is bonnie++, a harddisk/filesystem
benchmark by Russell Coker, and his e-mail benchmark postal:
http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/     Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark
http://www.coker.com.au/postal/       Postal SMTP/POP benchmark

Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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