Example output from a very simple hsbencher run.

example_output.txt

$ cat > minimal.hs
import HSBencher
main = defaultMainWithBechmarks
       [ mkBenchmark "bench1/bench1.cabal" ["1000"] $
         Or [ Set NoMeaning (RuntimeParam "+RTS -qa -RTS")
            , Set NoMeaning (RuntimeEnv "HELLO" "yes") ] ]
$ runghc minimal.hs

   * Executing: hostname -s -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: git name-rev --name-only HEAD -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: git rev-parse HEAD -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: git log --pretty=format:'%H' -->   244 line(s)
   * Executing: date +%Y%m%d_%s -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: ls *.cabal -->   1 line(s)
 [hsbencher] Beginning benchmarking, root directory: /ffh/ryan/cloud_drive/working_copies/bench-scaling
 [hsbencher] Clearing any preexisting files in ./bin/
 [hsbencher] Writing header for result data file:
   * Executing: echo "# TestName Variant NumThreads   MinTime MedianTime MaxTime  Productivity1 Productivity2 Productivity3" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "#    " -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# `date`" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# `uname -a`" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Ran by: `whoami` " -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Determined machine to have 8 hardware threads." -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# " -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Running each test for 1 trial(s)." -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Git_Branch: master" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Git_Hash: f6e0677353680f4c6670316c9c91ce729f19ed0e" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "# Git_Depth: 244" -->   1 line(s)
   * Executing: echo "#  Path registry: fromList []" -->   1 line(s)
# TestName Variant NumThreads   MinTime MedianTime MaxTime  Productivity1 Productivity2 Productivity3
#
# Tue May 28 23:41:55 EDT 2013
# Darwin RN-rMBP.local 12.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 12.3.0: Sun Jan  6 22:37:10 PST 2013; root:xnu-2050.22.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
# Ran by: rrnewton
# Determined machine to have 8 hardware threads.
#
# Running each test for 1 trial(s).
# Git_Branch: master
# Git_Hash: f6e0677353680f4c6670316c9c91ce729f19ed0e
# Git_Depth: 244
#  Path registry: fromList []

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 [hsbencher] Running all benchmarks for all settings ...
 [hsbencher] Compiling: 1 total configurations of 1 benchmarks
 * Benchmark/args: bench1/bench1.cabal ["1000"]
    And []

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  Compiling Config 1 of 1: bench1.cabal (args "1000") confID ""
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 [hsbencher] Found 1 methods that can handle bench1/bench1.cabal: ["cabal"]
 [cabalMethod]  Switched to bench1, clearing binary target dir...
 * Executing command: rm -rf ./bin/*
 * Command completed with 0 lines of output.
 [cabalMethod] Running cabal command: cabal install --bindir=./bin/ ./ --program-suffix=_
 * Executing command: cabal install --bindir=./bin/ ./ --program-suffix=_
 [cabal] Resolving dependencies...
 [cabal] Configuring bench1-0.1...
 [cabal] Building bench1-0.1...
 [cabal] Preprocessing executable 'bench1_cabal' for bench1-0.1...
 [cabal] [1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( Hello.hs, dist/build/bench1_cabal/bench1_cabal-tmp/Main.o )
 [cabal] Linking dist/build/bench1_cabal/bench1_cabal ...
 [cabal] [stderr] Warning: No documentation was generated as this package does not contain a
 [cabal] [stderr] library. Perhaps you want to use the --executables flag.
 [cabal] Installing executable(s) in ./bin/
 [cabal] Installed bench1-0.1
 [cabal] Updating documentation index /Users/rrnewton/.cabal/share/doc/index.html
 [cabal] [stderr]
 [cabal]
 * Command completed with 13 lines of output.
 [hsbencher] Compile finished, result: StandAloneBinary bench1/bin/bench1_cabal_

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  Running Config 1 of 2
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 [hsbencher] (In directory /ffh/ryan/cloud_drive/working_copies/bench-scaling)
 [hsbencher] Next run 'who', reporting users other than the current user.  This may help with detectivework.
   * Executing: who -->   13 line(s)
 [hsbencher] Who_Output: 
  Running trial 1 of 1
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 [hsbencher]  Executing command: bench1/bin/bench1_cabal_ 1000 +RTS -qa -RTS
Hello world.
SELFTIMED 0.3


 >>> MIN/MEDIAN/MAX (TIME,PROD)     0.3 0.3 0.3

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  Running Config 2 of 2
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 [hsbencher] (In directory /ffh/ryan/cloud_drive/working_copies/bench-scaling)
 [hsbencher] Next run 'who', reporting users other than the current user.  This may help with detectivework.
   * Executing: who -->   13 line(s)
 [hsbencher] Who_Output: 
  Running trial 1 of 1
  ------------------------
 [hsbencher]  Executing command: bench1/bin/bench1_cabal_ 1000
Hello world.
SELFTIMED 0.3


 >>> MIN/MEDIAN/MAX (TIME,PROD)     0.3 0.3 0.3

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  Finished with all test configurations.
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