c:\test>junk31 836952.log Benchmark: timing 1 iterations of AAtwo_pass, BBtwo_string, CCone_string ... two pass: 10 AAtwo_pass: 7 wallclock secs ( 5.60 usr + 0.83 sys = 6.43 CPU) @ 0.16/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count) two string: 10 BBtwo_string: 15 wallclock secs (14.35 usr + 0.94 sys = 15.29 CPU) @ 0.07/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count) one string: 7 CCone_string: 16 wallclock secs (14.76 usr + 0.73 sys = 15.49 CPU) @ 0.06/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count)