> >> time() is a POSIX function while gettimeofday() is not. Also the
> >> gettimeofday() resolution will not be *that* much better (in fact
> >> it need not be better at all, time_t need not be an integral type).
>
> > It's not required to be better, but it is.
>
> ... if time_t is some integer type. Yes.
>
> > Why not use it if it's available?
>
> The only problem is that we'd have to introduce one more
> platform-dependent compilation switch -- unless gettimeofday() is now
> in a relevant standard so that we can rely on its existance on all
> platforms.
gettimeofday() is not available on all platforms. You can not reply
on its existence.
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The Kermit Project * Columbia University
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