The Benchmark Generator Tool: measuring Ada compilation system performance

A Benchmark Generator Tool (BGT) has been developed to generate compilation benchmarks that uncover limits in Ada compilation systems. The benchmarks, which take the form of large quantities of Ada source code, are intended to stress Ada compilers and their associated development systems. The authors describe the BT and the structure of the generated benchmarks, and discuss some of their applications. It is shown that use of the benchmarks on several vendor systems has demonstrated their effectiveness in uncovering compilation system limits. They thus provide the capability to address a significant risk area on Ada development: the ability of Ada compilation systems to handle large quantities of Ada code