Short: Test XPK libraries' speed/efficiency Author: andersno@ifi.uio.no (Anders Nordby) Uploader: andersno@ifi.uio.no (Anders Nordby) Version: 2.1 Type: util/pack X P K - T E S T V 2.1 © 1995 by Anders Nordby F R E E L Y D I S T R I B U T A B L E Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I use xpk libraries for auto-(de)compression of my hd, and I wanted an easier way of comparing them as I saw many new ones released. I couldn't find any already released utilities which did what I wanted, so I made XPKTEST.rexx instead. It is an arexx script which tests compression and decompression speed of 1-many xpk libraries on 1-many files. The crunch factor is ofcourse also included, and the output is clean and tidy (IMHO). PS! If you have trouble with too little hd-space, buy DiskExpander today! XPK-compression is fast, reliable, flexible, efficient etc. In other words : everything dblspace/stacker for ms-dos never will be! Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The XPK package. Preferably som more (and newer) xpk-libraries. Kickstart 3.0 (At least you have to have arexx and the cli-commands I use). A running rexx-server. History ~~~~~~~ V2.1: * Kilobytes per second columns included. * Output uses self-adjusting columns. * Bugs removed from the CreateConfig-script. * More accurate timing : pack from disk to disk, unpack from disk to ram. Feedback ~~~~~~~~ You can reach me at : Homepage : http://www.ifi.uio.no/~andersno E-mail : andersno@ifi.uio.no Phone : +47 33451010 Snailmail : Anders Nordby, Kastetskogen 66, 3218 Sandefjord, Norway ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 0 0 0.0% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 + 1080 466 56.8% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +createconfig.rexx 859 599 30.2% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +createconfig.rexx.info 1625 592 63.5% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +createconfig.rexx.long 342 241 29.5% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +file_id.diz 3554 1781 49.8% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +xpktest.doc 851 428 49.7% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +xpktest.doc.info 4717 2098 55.5% 06-Jan-97 14:09:10 +xpktest.guide 857 499 41.7% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 +xpktest.guide.info 1476 830 43.7% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 +xpktest.readme 4926 1730 64.8% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 +xpktest.rexx 859 598 30.3% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 +xpktest.rexx.info 10179 2514 75.3% 06-Jan-97 14:09:12 +xpktest.rexx.long 993 537 45.9% 06-Jan-97 14:09:14 xpktest_v2.1.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 32318 12913 60.0% 06-Jan-97 22:28:58 14 files