BurntSushi / BurntSushi/critcmp

feat: allow to define one argument as the baseline for comparison

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Description

**Feature request:** Define the first 'baseline' passed (`-b option`) to be the one used for calculating speedups.

Example, this command
```sh
critcmp -b before change1 change2 change3
```
compares speedup of the baselines called `changeN` against the `before` baseline.
```
group before change1 change2 change3
----- ------- ------- ------- -------
sort/10 1.00 38.2±0.56ns 1.39 53.1±0.60ns 1.59 13.1±0.60ns 0.75 8.1±0.60ns
```

Currently, the output highlights with a color the fastest implementation in each group.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the CLI handling for the `-b` option and the code that calculates and displays speedups. Verify the example command and output behavior, including which baseline is used and whether highlighting remains correct. Done means the first `-b` argument is the comparison baseline and the other changes show speedups relative to it.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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