It seems that axiom's primes function, returning the list of primes between two given numbers, is unnecessarily slow:

(1) -> )time on

primes(1,1000000);

Time: 0.45 (EV) = 0.45 sec

vs.

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/browse_thread/thread/614704678c627091/92efa3412b99c974?tvc=2&hl=en#92efa3412b99c974

Martin

OpenAxiom on Windows:

(1) -> )time on (1) -> primes(1,1000000);

Type: List Integer Time: 3.94 (EV) = 3.94 sec

OpenAxiom on Linux:

(1) -> primes(1,1000000);

Type: List Integer Time: 8.32 (EV) + 0.01 (OT) + 1.00 (GC) = 9.33 sec

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OpenAxiom on Windows:

(1) -> )time on (1) -> primes(1,1000000);

Type: List Integer Time: 3.94 (EV) = 3.94 sec

OpenAxiom on Linux:

(1) -> primes(1,1000000);

Type: List Integer Time: 8.32 (EV) + 0.01 (OT) + 1.00 (GC) = 9.33 sec

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