[Dev-C++] speed test

[<mo...@ju...>]

Running the program below in Dev-C++, Version 4, took between 209 and 235
seconds on my system.  I don't know why the running times vary, but even
taking the fastest time of 209 seconds, it compares unfavorably with a
similar program compiled (36 seconds) or interpreted  (55 seconds) in
QBasic 4 .  

Does Dev-C++ really produce such leisurely code?  Or can the program be
speeded up?
 
Allan

// This program prints (1) integers 1 to 1,000,000
//                                (2) starting & ending times
//======================================================
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h> 
#include <time.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
struct tm *ptr;
time_t loc_time;
long int x;

loc_time  = time(NULL);
ptr = localtime(&loc_time);

for (x = 1;x <= 1000000;x++)
        printf("%d ",x);

printf("\nStarting time is ");
printf(asctime(ptr));

loc_time =  time(NULL);
ptr = localtime(&loc_time);
printf("\nEnding time is ");
printf(asctime(ptr), "\n");

system ("PAUSE");

return 0;
}

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