nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/multitime/default.nix
2023-11-27 02:17:53 +01:00

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{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook }:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
pname = "multitime";
version = "1.4";
src = fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "ltratt";
repo = pname;
rev = "${pname}-${version}";
sha256 = "1p6m4gyy6dw7nxnpsk32qiijagmiq9vwch0fbc25qvmybwqp8qc0";
};
nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
meta = {
description = "Time command execution over multiple executions";
longDescription = ''
Unix's `time` utility is a simple and often effective way of measuring
how long a command takes to run. Unfortunately, running a command once
can give misleading timings: the process may create a cache on its first
execution, running faster subsequently; other processes may cause the
command to be starved of CPU or IO time; etc. It is common to see people
run `time` several times and take whichever values they feel most
comfortable with. Inevitably, this causes problems.
`multitime` is, in essence, a simple extension to time which runs a
command multiple times and prints the timing means (with confidence
intervals), standard deviations, minimums, medians, and maximums having
done so. This can give a much better understanding of the command's
performance.
'';
license = lib.licenses.mit;
homepage = "https://tratt.net/laurie/src/multitime/";
platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
mainProgram = "multitime";
};
}