bench_intro -
bench introduction
The bench (short for benchmark tools), is a set of
related, yet different, entities which are working together for the
easy creation and execution of performance test suites, also known as
benchmarks. These are
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A tcl based language for the declaration of test cases. A test case is
represented by a tcl command declaring the various parts needed to
execute it, like setup, cleanup, the commands to test, etc.
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A package providing the ability to execute test cases written in that
language.
Which of the more detailed documents are relevant to the reader of
this introduction depends on their role in the benchmarking process.
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A writer of benchmarks has to understand the bench language
itself. A beginner to bench should read the more informally written
bench language introduction first. Having digested this the
formal bench language specification should become
understandable. A writer experienced with bench may only need this
last document from time to time, to refresh her memory.
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A user of benchmark suites written in the bench language
has to know which tools are available for use.
At the bottom level sits the package bench, providing the
basic facilities to read and execute files containing benchmarks
written in the bench language, and to manipulate benchmark results.
This module and package have been derived from Jeff Hobbs'
tclbench application for the benchmarking of the Tcl core and
its ancestor
runbench.tcl.
This document, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category
bench of the
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have.
bench_lang_intro, bench_lang_spec, bench_lang_faq, bench
testing, performance, benchmark, bench language