3 Concepts: Information | Projects

Questions about Project II: De Compression Competition

1. If I decide to send the compressor, how much resouces can the compressor use?

   The page http://prize.hutter1.net/hrules.htm#relax answers the question.

2. Am I sure loser if I use java, since gcj produces so large executables?
   1. The size of executable is not that big compared to size of compressed data.
   2. Remember to use strip (man strip)
   3. There is no denying there is a tradeof between abstraction and the size of the executable. It is not clear in which end has the benefit though.

3. The rules say: "Programs should run in less than 10 hours on a 2GHz Pentium 4 with 1GB RAM and 10GB free HD for temporary files." How much of that 1GB can I use before the system starts swapping and ruins my running time?

   It seems that the slowest Pentium 4 machines at the CS department are 2.4Ghz. Those will be our final test computers. These computers can be found at class DK110. The programs will be tested after booting the computers without starting X (press Alt-F2 before logging in to avoid starting X).