tests/sort/sort-benchmark-random.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Benchmark sort on randomly generated data.

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# Written by Glen Lenker.

. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
print_ver_ sort
require_perl_

very_expensive_

$PERL -e '
my $num_lines = 500000;
my $length = 100;

for (my $i=0; $i < $num_lines; $i++)
{
    for (my $j=0; $j < $length; $j++)
    {
      printf "%c", 32 + rand(94);
    }
    print "\n";
}' > in || framework_failure_

# We need to generate a lot of data for sort to show a noticeable
# improvement in performance. Sorting it in PERL may take awhile.

$PERL -e '
open (FILE, "<in");
my @list = <FILE>;
print sort(@list);
close (FILE);
' > exp || framework_failure_

time sort in > out || fail=1

compare exp out || fail=1

Exit $fail
