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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ benchmarking, or general term optimization. ## Benchmarks Some deliberately unoptimized test cases from `test/`, evaluated using -`./run` and measured in bits: +`./run` and measured in bits (using `bloc -m 10 ...`): | file | bloc | unbblc/orig | bblc | |:--------------|:-----|:------------|:------| @@ -54,3 +54,17 @@ resolving the dependencies would also help. | file | bloc | unbblc/orig | bblc | |:-----------|:-----|:------------|:--------| | lambda-8cc | 5.13 | 40.72 | 3267.88 | + +## Optimization + +You can use BLoC’s minimum tree size deduplication parameter +`--min-size`/`-m` to generate even smaller files. The `optimize` bash +script tries to find the optimal parameter for your target file using a +binary search. + +For example, 8cc’s optimal parameter for the bblc target is `-m 4587`, +only marginally reducing the original size: + +| file | bloc | unbblc/orig | bblc | +|:-----------|:-----|:------------|:------| +| lambda-8cc | 5.8 | 40.72 | 40.65 | |