@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
2016-04-20 Siddhesh Poyarekar <sid@reserved-bit.com>
+ benchtests/README: Update README to include instructions on
+ using bench-build.
+
Makefile.in (bench-build): New target.
Rules (PHONY): Add bench-build target.
benchtests/Makefile (bench): Depend on bench-build.
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ the benchmark to use clock_gettime by invoking make as follows:
Again, one must run `make bench-clean' before changing the measurement method.
+Running benchmarks on another target:
+====================================
+
+If the target where you want to run benchmarks is not capable of building the
+code or you're cross-building, you could build and execute the benchmark in
+separate steps. On the build system run:
+
+ $ make bench-build
+
+and then copy the source and build directories to the target and run the
+benchmarks from the build directory as usual:
+
+ $ make bench
+
+make sure the copy preserves timestamps by using either rsync or scp -p
+otherwise the above command may try to build the benchmark again.
+
Adding a function to benchtests:
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