evan@csli.STANFORD.EDU (Evan Kirshenbaum) (09/27/88)
I'm in the process of designing a compiler from a more conventional,
readable [ok, my opinion :-)] syntax into PostScript. I would like
the code generated to be as efficient as possible and so find myself
in need of the following data:
For any/all of the PostScript engines/interpreters out there, what
are the relative speeds of the various operators, specifically:
o Stack operators (dup,exch,roll,index,...) (and is there a point
at which index and roll degrade due to argument size?)
o Array/dictionary creation, reference, updating operators
o Control operators (for,loop,if,ifelse)
Also, what is the overhead for invoking a procedure?
Thanks in advance, and I'll be sure to let y'all know if anything
comes of this.
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