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Sufficient performance is an issue for program development. Program tuning becomes usually a task force as soon as better performance is needed, not before. For embedded systems with limited performance of CPU and size of memory good performance is even more a challenge. A systematic investigation on timing and sizing figures of Ada statements is presented which allows to select the best solution out of several ones before coding phase begins. Also, the benchmark program determines what a certain statement costs. Tuning in advance will help to save effort and time compared to tuning after coding. Two compilers, two versions for each compiler, and in total 18 different combinations of compiler, compiler version and compile-options have been analysed. Graphical figures are presented on detailed run-time results for two compilers and three compile-options each for about 350 test cases. Compilation performance is also analysed for the 18 compile-options. A potential for compiler tuning is identified.
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Gerlich, R., Wagner, U. (1994). Tuning Ada programs in advance. In: Toussaint, M. (eds) Ada in Europe. Ada-Europe 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 887. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58822-1_118
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