From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kevin Ryde Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.devel Subject: Re: get-internal-real-time using times() Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 09:46:29 +1000 Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87wucdin8q.fsf@zip.com.au> References: <87d6ein7fl.fsf@zip.com.au> <87ekylu7va.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1063411194 28667 80.91.224.253 (12 Sep 2003 23:59:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:59:54 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 13 01:59:53 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19xxpM-00011Z-00 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 01:59:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19xxnM-0004Ao-Ay for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:57:44 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19xxe2-0000jS-Ia for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:48:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19xxdy-0000dc-IF for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:48:03 -0400 Original-Received: from [61.8.0.36] (helo=snoopy.pacific.net.au) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19xxcf-0008WV-NM for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:46:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mongrel.pacific.net.au (mongrel.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.107]) by snoopy.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.4) with ESMTP id h8CNkdBt014120 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 09:46:39 +1000 Original-Received: from localhost (ppp113.dyn228.pacific.net.au [203.143.228.113]) by mongrel.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.4) with ESMTP id h8CNimQR025965 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 09:44:49 +1000 Original-Received: from gg by localhost with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19xxcU-0000VV-00; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 09:46:30 +1000 Original-To: guile-devel@gnu.org Mail-Copies-To: never In-Reply-To: <87ekylu7va.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> (Rob Browning's message of "Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:25:29 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:2786 Rob Browning writes: > > If the old semantics of > get-internal-real-time relied on ftime, then people may have written > code that depends on the fact that get-internal-real-time has been > returning wall-clock time, I guess that's possible, though I might think it unlikely anyone who understands the distinction would assume a function called `real-time' in fact gives wall time. > and in fact, when contrasted to > get-internal-run-time's description (and given familiarity with the > "times" distinctions), that might be a reasonable presumption. Or one could assume that since -run-time is unaffected then -real-time is also unaffected. If the system time doesn't change too often then I guess there's not much difference. But I can't help thinking that it's not good for a function called real-time to go backwards or suddenly jump forwards. _______________________________________________ Guile-devel mailing list Guile-devel@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-devel