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-------------------------------------------------- C - gcc - write
#include <string.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 char *s1="stuff\n";
 int l1=strlen(s1);

 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++)
 {
  write(1,s1,l1);
 }
 return 0;
}
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------------------------------------------------------------- Perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

my $i=0;
for ($i=0;$i<10000000;$i++)
{
 print ("stuff");
}

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----------------------------------------------- C<<1 - gcc - print
#include "cll1.h"

program
{
 repeat(10000000)
  print("stuff");
}
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---------------------------------------------- C - g++ - std::cout
#include <iostream>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main()
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  std::cout << "stuff\n";
 }
 return 0;
}
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----------------------------------------------- C<<1 - tcc - print
#include "cll1.h"

program
{
 repeat(10000000)
  print("stuff");
}
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------------------------------------------------- C - tcc - printf
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  printf("stuff\n");
 }
 return 0;
}
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------------------------------------------------ C<<1 - tcc - echo
#include "cll1.h"

program
{
 unsigned long i;
 for_range(i,1,10000000)
  echo("stuff\n");
}
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--------------------------------------------------- C - tcc - puts
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  puts("stuff"); 
 }
 return 0;
}
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------------------------------------------------- C - tcc - fwrite
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 char *s1="stuff\n";
 int l1=strlen(s1);

 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++)
 {
  fwrite(s1,l1,1,stdout);
 }
 return 0;
}
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-------------------------------------------------- C - tcc - fputs
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  fputs("stuff\n",stdout);
 }
 return 0;
}
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------------------------------------------------ C<<1 - gcc - echo
#include "cll1.h"

program
{
 unsigned long i;
 for_range(i,1,10000000)
  echo("stuff\n");
}
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------------------------------------------------- C - gcc - printf
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  printf("stuff\n");
 }
 return 0;
}
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--------------------------------------------------- C - gcc - puts
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  puts("stuff"); 
 }
 return 0;
}
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------------------------------------------------- C - gcc - fwrite
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 char *s1="stuff\n";
 int l1=strlen(s1);

 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++)
 {
  fwrite(s1,l1,1,stdout);
 }
 return 0;
}
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-------------------------------------------------- C - gcc - fputs
#include <stdio.h>

#define RUNS 10000000UL
int main (void)
{
 unsigned long i;
 for (i=0;i<RUNS;i++) 
 {
  fputs("stuff\n",stdout);
 }
 return 0;
}
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