Re: New "make benchmark" target

[Pip Cet via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>]

"Andrea Corallo" <acorallo@gnu.org> writes:

> Pip Cet <pipcet@protonmail.com> writes:

>> I'm convinced a "make benchmark" target is worth it.  I also think that
>> we should use the ERT framework, because benchmarks and pass-or-fail
>> tests are quite similar.
>>
>> Maybe I'm missing an obvious solution here?
>
> I'd personally drop the requirement of using ERT as a framework for
> benchmarks, I'd just move elisp-benchmarks code in emacs core and add
> the target.

Well, as is obvious from the quoted paragraph, I disagree.  I've stated
why in the thread; if someone wants a summary, I can provide one, but I
won't do so now because it might sound too much like an attack on
elisp-benchmarks or its author.

It seems likely that the consequence of my suggestion to add a make
target to do something useful is that the make target is permanently
reserved for something much less useful, blocking the way for future
developments.

Pip