155714SkrisThe 'times' in this directory are not all for the most recent version of
255714Skristhe library and it should be noted that on some CPUs (specifically sparc
355714Skrisand Alpha), the locations of files in the application after linking can
455714Skrismake upto a %10 speed difference when running benchmarks on things like
555714Skriscbc mode DES.  To put it mildly this can be very anoying.
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755714SkrisAbout the only way to get around this would be to compile the library as one
855714Skrisobject file, or to 'include' the source files in a specific order.
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1055714SkrisThe best way to get an idea of the 'raw' DES speed is to build the 
1155714Skris'speed' program in crypto/des.
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