Python compiled on Windows

[Franz Steinhaeusler]

On 7 Feb 2007 09:44:32 GMT, Duncan Booth <duncan.booth at invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>Franz Steinhaeusler <franz.steinhaeusler at gmx.at> wrote:
>
>>>Yes, people have compiled Python with gcc on windows. I believe it is
>>>slightly slower than the standard release, but I would guess that may
>>>depend on the exact versions of gcc/msc you choose to compare, and the
>>>exact compiler options you choose (or I may even be imagining it
>>>entirely).
>> 
>> I cannot imagine, that there is a decisive difference, especially as
>> in gcc, you have also a couple of options.
>> 
>I did a quick comparison running pystone and taking the best of several 
>runs:
>
>On one system which had the Windows Python 2.4 distribution and also 
>Python 2.4 installed under cygwin:
>
>    	Windows Python 2.4: 46k
>    	Cygwin Python 2.4: 41k
>
>On another system which has a dual boot setup:
>
>      Windows Python 2.5: 43.7k
>    	Ubuntu Python 2.5: 42.0k
>
>So in the first case there was about a 12% improvement and in the second 
>case about 5% improvement using the Windows distribution.
>
>I don't know whether the gap is closing from improvements in gcc or 
>whether there is an OS related difference as well. Unfortunately cygwin 
>doesn't appear to offer Python 2.5 yet.

Hello Duncan, interesting test, so this little gap
don't care at all (for me).
If the difference would be say 30% or more, than 
that would make a perceptible difference, I think.