Re: gnuplot slow on BIG files

[Dimitrios A. <ji...@gm...>]

Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> Please *explain* why the patch is faster.  Those listening will 
> understand. Also, when running diff be sure to use unified (-u) so that 
> it indicates what file the hunks come from.

I don't know why it is faster. I just wrote a simple parser. I don't 
understand what more the old parser does. I just can see that it is much 
more complicated. My guess is that after so many years of development 
and after many additions that today we see but can't figure out, the 
code became a bit "bloated".

Do what you think is better: optimize the current parser, rewrite a new 
one, or use mine as a base for improvement. One thing I know for sure: 
it shouldn't stay as it is.

The patch I published is against the file:
gnuplot-4.0.0/src/datafile.c

Dimitris