# library sort in Perl # written Oct 02 by Ulrich Stern { package Range; sub new { my ($class, $lb, $ub) = @_; return bless { lb => $lb, ub => $ub }, $class; } sub toString { my $s = shift; return "[$$s{lb},$$s{ub}]"; } } sub compLB { $$a{lb} <=> $$b{lb} } sub compUB { $$a{ub} <=> $$b{ub} } sub main { my $N = 2000000; my @a = (); for (my $i=0; $i<$N; $i++) { $a[$i] = new Range($i*7%1000, $i*13%1000); } print "sorting $N Ranges...\n"; @a = sort compLB @a; @a = sort compUB @a; print "done\n"; } main();