Wojciech Puchar writes:

>i tested how long does it take to execute program that does nothing
>main() {}
>
>it's 16ms normally and 8ms when using static link

Is that user+system time for the program, or wall clock time?
What's the resolution of the timer you were using?
Was the program already in the buffer cache or had it to be
fetched from the platters?
Does it matter at all?

--mkb