From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2005-06-11T05:20:20+09:00
Subject: Re: python/ruby benchmark.

On 6/10/05, Isaac Gouy <igouy@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Austin Ziegler wrote:
> > The definition of Ackermann numbers is, I presume, well known. Because
> > some platforms can't modify their stack level (Windows), and because
> > the stack level isn't modified in the runs for the benchmark, there's
> > going to be an issue with the deep recursion.
> We use Debian Linux, so tell us how to modify the stack level for Ruby.

I'm sorry you do. However, yours should be one of the ones that should
be able to modify the depth of the stack with ulimit.

If I cared enough to get more than annoyed at this damned shootout
with its inane implementation rules, I'd do more. But as it is, the
best I can tell people is that the Alioth shootout is bullshit.

-austin
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