! BENCH.PL on VSIM1, 29-SEP-2026: both clean builds, scale 1 then scale 5 alternating.
! PERL_ROOT (process, concealed) switched between the two trees; PERLSHR and PERL go through it.
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ CREATE/DIRECTORY/LOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BENCH]

%CREATE-I-CREATED, SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BENCH] created
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BENCH]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 1

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 1, usedebugging_perl N
hash     cpu    2.34 s  check 1800100000
sort     cpu    2.66 s  check 1999899
regex    cpu    1.54 s  check 44073
string   cpu    0.87 s  check 309516
numeric  cpu    1.64 s  check 7.316501e+06
BENCH: total cpu 9.05 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl N
hash     cpu   14.49 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   14.13 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    8.65 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.47 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    8.09 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 49.83 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ DEFINE/NOLOG/TRANSLATION=CONCEALED PERL_ROOT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BLD_DBG.SOURCE.]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl Y
hash     cpu   15.26 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   14.92 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    9.42 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.77 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    9.55 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 53.92 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ DEFINE/NOLOG/TRANSLATION=CONCEALED PERL_ROOT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BLD_NODBG.SOURCE.]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl N
hash     cpu   14.67 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   14.20 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    8.57 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.45 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    8.18 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 50.07 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ DEFINE/NOLOG/TRANSLATION=CONCEALED PERL_ROOT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BLD_DBG.SOURCE.]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl Y
hash     cpu   15.53 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   15.05 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    9.58 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.91 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    9.72 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 54.79 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ DEFINE/NOLOG/TRANSLATION=CONCEALED PERL_ROOT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BLD_NODBG.SOURCE.]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl N
hash     cpu   14.72 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   14.27 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    8.41 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.40 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    8.07 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 49.87 s
VSIM1::SYSTEM$ DEFINE/NOLOG/TRANSLATION=CONCEALED PERL_ROOT SYS$SYSDEVICE:[HOME.SYSTEM.PERL.BLD_DBG.SOURCE.]

VSIM1::SYSTEM$ PERL BENCH.PL 5

BENCH: Perl 5.8.4, scale 5, usedebugging_perl Y
hash     cpu   15.14 s  check 45000500000
sort     cpu   15.35 s  check 2000017
regex    cpu    9.46 s  check 249217
string   cpu    4.81 s  check 1578423
numeric  cpu    9.54 s  check 8.259801e+07
BENCH: total cpu 54.30 s
