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Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not)

From Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not)
Date 2026-03-20 14:01 +0200
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:53:35 +0000
Bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:

> On 19/03/2026 19:40, Michael S wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:33:13 +0000
> > Bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> On 19/03/2026 15:29, Michael S wrote:  
> >>> On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:49:16 +0000
> >>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> >>>      
> >>>> On 19/03/2026 09:19, Michael S wrote:  
> >>>>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:20:03 +0100
> >>>>> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:  
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Normally however (and again in scripting code) I'd use my
> >>>> built-in sort() based on quicksort, which is nearly 1000 times
> >>>> faster than bubble-sort for my test (sort 20K random strings),
> >>>> and some 300x faster than your routines. It's not O(n-squared)
> >>>> either. 
> >>>
> >>> For lexicographic sort of 20K random strings, plain quicksort is
> >>> probably quite sub-optimal.
> >>> If performance is important, I'd consider combined method: first
> >>> pre-sort by 3-char or 4-char prefix with Radix sort ('by LS
> >>> character first' variation of algorithm), then use quicksprt to
> >>> sort sections with the same prefix. For string taken from the real
> >>> world it will not work as well as for artificial random strings,
> >>> but should still significantly outperform plain quicksort.
> >>>      
> >>
> >> What do you think the slow-down would be? I set up another test,
> >> sorting 1M random strings each exactly 16 characters long.
> >>
> >> This is how long it took to sort via various means:
> >>
> >> WSL shell 'sort': 2.3/3.5 seconds (real/user, from/to a file)
> >> Windows 'sort':   4.2 seconds     (from/to a file)
> >> C's qsort:        0.5 seconds     (gcc; initialised
> >> char*[]/inplace) 0.6 seconds     (tcc)
> >> My script lang:   2.3/2.8 seconds (sort only/all, file to
> >> in-memory)
> >>
> >> (That last timing is somewhat remarkable given (1) that the sort
> >> routine itself runs as interpreted, dynamic bytecode; (2) each
> >> string compare involves calling C's 'strcmp' /after/ converting
> >> args to ensure strings are zero-terminated.)
> >>
> >> So how much faster ought it to be?
> >>  
> > 
> > 
> > I don't understand the question. What answer could there possibly be
> > except for "There are no limits to perfection!" ?  
> 
> You said that plain quicksort (I guess that is what I used) is likely 
> 'sub-optimal' and that your complex approach will 'significantly 
> outperform' it.
> 
> So I'm just asking 'by how much'?

How could I possibly know?
It depends on dataset (size and distribution) and on specifics of your
compute engine (CPU core,  caches, memory speed).
The only thing I can tell that for the range of N you are talking
about, i.e. 20k to 1M, the speed up of the sort part would be
significant. I am sure about 2x, but not about 10x. For the rest, only
measurements can tell.

Of course, if your file system is slow, e.g. because of antivirus or
because of ancient storage hardware, then the speedup of the whole
job of reading-sorting-writing would be lost in the noise.
But you know that already.

Ifyou want data set to compare your results with other people, then I
propose to use bible.txt from Canterbury Corpus:
https://corpus.canterbury.ac.nz/resources/large.zip

Or, if you found it too short, here is the text that considered the
longest novel ever written:
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/marcel-proust/in-search-of-lost-time/c-k-scott-moncrieff/text/single-page

It is rather short, too, only 100K lines, but I can not think about
anything longer and not artificial.

> 
> My figures suggested it was fast enough. However I don't know what
> kind of sort routines are used in that table except for mine, which
> is not native code.
> 
> So I ported my sort to C, but the figures are pretty much the same as 
> C's qsort(): 0.5 seconds for both tcc/gcc, even though it uses
> dedicated compare code.
> 
> That routine is given below (not my algorithm; I adapted it long ago).
> 
> That it is 5-8 times as fast as shell methods of sorting (even
> allowing for those to load and write files) seems good enough for me.
> 
> However, in my programs, I would look askance at anything that
> required such a sorting step anyway. It's something I try and avoid.
> 
> 
> -----------------------
> void isort(char** data, int ll, int rr) {
>      char* temp;
>      int i = ll, j = rr;
>      char* pivot = data[(ll + rr) / 2];
> 
>      do {
>          while (strcmp(pivot, data[i]) > 0 && i < rr) ++i;
>          while (strcmp(pivot, data[j]) < 0 && j > ll) --j;
> 
>          if (i <= j) {
>              temp = data[i]; data[i] = data[j]; data[j] = temp;
>              ++i;
>              --j;
>          }
>      } while (i <= j);
> 
>      if (ll < j) isort(data, ll, j);
>      if (i < rr) isort(data, i, rr);
> }
> 
> //For a char* array A of N elements, call as 'isort(A, 0, n-1)'.
> 

Looks o.k. speed wise.
It is not ideomatic C, probably a literal translation from Fortran or
Pascal, but with modern compilers it is not supposed to make a lot of
difference. With tcc, it could pay of to re-write in more ideomatic
manner

In professional practice people normally do two or three modifications
to the basic algorithm:
1. pivot is selected as median of 3 {data[0], data[n/2], data[n-1])
2. after split, shorter section is sorted before longer section
3. short sections, say, under 10 entries, are sorted by straight
insertion algorithm

(1) make worst case O(N*N) behavior extremely unlikely
(2) assures that even when worst case happens the depth of recursion do
not exceed log2(N). Which can be important on systems with small
default stack size.
(3) is believed to provide some speed up. The belief not always found
true, but it persists.









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                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 05:05 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-20 12:58 +0200
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 12:53 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 13:13 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-03-20 13:26 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-20 15:08 +0200
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-03-20 13:43 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-20 15:51 +0200
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-03-20 14:47 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-22 02:03 +0200
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-22 04:03 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-06 15:13 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-07 02:22 +0300
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-06 21:00 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-07 09:37 +0300
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-07 21:54 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-09 16:06 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-11 09:04 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-11 19:55 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-04-07 14:46 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-07 20:04 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-09 21:15 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-10 01:31 +0300
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-12 06:17 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-11 21:32 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-12 04:59 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-04-09 23:33 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-10 11:35 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-12 07:13 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-04-13 20:44 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-20 14:01 +0200
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-06 13:48 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-07 01:58 +0300
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-04-07 01:02 +0100
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-07 08:01 -0700
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-03-19 23:21 +0000
                Re: sorting Was: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-06 18:37 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-20 04:33 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-20 14:24 +0200
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-22 05:06 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-03-22 09:30 +0200
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-07 02:12 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-07 14:00 +0300
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-16 10:23 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-04-07 16:39 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-04-12 11:16 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-25 00:45 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-17 06:25 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-20 01:33 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 07:42 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-03-20 12:16 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-03-14 16:22 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-14 18:04 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-03-14 17:39 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-14 19:25 +0100
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-13 00:54 +0000
              Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-13 00:31 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 06:24 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-13 01:40 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-13 01:34 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-13 14:38 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-13 15:31 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-15 13:15 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-16 15:18 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-23 21:23 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-03-13 18:47 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-15 14:38 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 07:24 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 01:51 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 09:54 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-03-13 10:29 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 10:33 +0100
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 11:57 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 11:58 -0700
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-13 14:29 +0000
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 08:08 +0100
              Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-13 04:19 -0400
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 09:53 +0100
              Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 09:56 +0100
              Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-13 05:10 -0400
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 10:14 +0100
          Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-03-13 17:32 +0000
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-13 18:44 +0100
              Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-03-13 19:36 +0000
                Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-03-14 06:03 +0100
      Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-12 16:56 +0000
    Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-20 23:07 -0700
      Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-22 16:55 -0400
        Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-26 20:08 -0700
          Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2026-03-27 00:35 -0400
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-03-26 21:53 -0700
            Re: Isn't that beauty ? (no it's not) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-03-27 17:03 +0000

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