Re: [xsl] Transformation time reporting problem with Saxon (Was: Re: [xsl] A new Sudoku xslt implementation (Was: Re: [xsl] Sudoku - A solution in XSLT 2))

["Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/14/06, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > So, the problem is that when run from the command line Saxon does not
> > include the time for xsl:message instructions in the time it reports
> > when the -t option is specified. However, if Saxon is invoked by
> > another application (the XSelerator in my case), although the same
> > command-line string is used for the invocation, the time reported by
> > Saxon includes the time for the xsl:message instructions.
>
> That's an interesting theory, but I don't think it's true. I think a more
> plausible conjecture is that the performance of xsl:message depends
strongly
> on the message destination, and that it's the choice of message destination
> that actually affects the result.


Probably yes.

But the the interesting new fact that we must be well aware of is that
a transformation having a good deal of xsl:message instructions will
run with different speeds, when run from the command line and from
within another application.

Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev