f...@star.sr.bham.ac.uk wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you very much for your comments. Here I have some figures of how > slow Octave 3.6.2 is in my system compared with the previous version > 3.2.4. For the same script the performance is as follows: > > Version 3.6.2: 1514 seconds, > version 3.2.4: 132 seconds. > > That is, the newer version 3.6.2 finishes the calculation in about 25 > minutes, whereas the previous version 3.2.4 finishes in only two minutes > and few senconds! > > I compiled the 3.6.2 version myself so, in principle, I should be able to > tell the output of the configuration file, but I need to know what to look > for. The 3.2.4 version I used is the binary that comes with Kubuntu 12.04, > so I don't have access to the compilation options.
Yes you have. Do (in Octave): octave_config_info and copy the output. The compiler flags are somewhere in there, plus loads of other settings that may help to find out the culprit. Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev