BASIC v2 that run on the Commander X16 device is interpreter.
I wanted to see how fast the on device interpreter is versus if you compile it with a tool like MoSpeed (BASIC v2).
The script speed_test.bas do basic math to then output the result to the screen after completion.
21 vs 9 seconds.
- 21 seconds when running with interpreter.
- 9 seconds with MOSpeed compiler.
https://github.com/commanderx16/x16-emulator/releases/tag/r33
https://github.com/EgonOlsen71/basicv2
./mospeed.sh speed_test.bas /target=SPEED.PRG /platform=x16 -generatesrc=true /addressheader=true
./x16emu -run -prg SPEED.PRG