Shootout Update/PLEAC

["Matthew M. Burke" <mmburke@...>]

I've been a little slow in working on this (http:// 
shootout.alioth.debian.org).  But on the other hand it's still  
probably another week or so before the people running the shootout  
update the stats.  So no blood, no foul...

I have submitted 7 revised benchmark programs that Mike Pall put  
together.  When the stats do get updated we should see an improvement  
in Lua's standings as the new versions have a fair amount of speed  
improvement.

Currently I am working on implementing benchmarks that do not have  
Lua versions.  This, too, should improve Lua's standings (even if I  
do a mediocre job :)

If anyone is interested in pitching in, send me an email.  I've been  
meaning to put together a website where people can track these  
things, but I haven't had time yet.

As far as getting Lua listed with a PLEAC entry (http:// 
pleac.sourceforge.net), I've started putting together an entry and  
will submit it soon.  You can email me about this task as well if  
you're interested.

Matt