[IronPython] Informal Poll: measuring IronPython performance under x64 OSes

[Ronnie Maor]

we are currently running it on 32 bit OSes only. Windows 2003 and XP.

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:42 AM, Dave Fugate <dfugate at microsoft.com> wrote:

>  Hi everyone, one of the things the IronPython test team does daily is run
> a set of standardized benchmarks against the latest internal build of
> IronPython.  We're in the process of reevaluating the platforms we measure
> these benchmarks on with the end goal of increasing the number of tests we
> can run.  For example, if we could cut x64 Vista from the list of platforms,
> the x64 Vista machine(s) could be reimaged to run *new* benchmarks we
> wouldn't have had the resources for before.  Alternatively, we might reimage
> the x64 Vista machine(s) as some other platform we don't currently test
> under.  Of course in such a scenario we'd still run other classifications of
> tests under x64 Vista.
>
>
>
> I wanted to hear peoples' opinions on the importance of measuring
> IronPython performance under x64 Windows OSes before we make any decisions
> on this.  First off, how many people out there are actually running
> IronPython under a 64-bit OS?  Would it be sufficient for us to report news
> on IronPython performance in terms of 32-bit platforms?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> The IronPython Team
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