Re: Measuring time

Hans-Bernhard Br=F6ker <HBBroeker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> kostas.tzoumas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> What do I have to measure - CPU time or calendar time?
>
> You have clock() for CPU time, and gettimeofday() for calendar
> time. All other choices would be non-****table.

gettimeofday() is also non-****table; it's specified by POSIX, but not
by the C standard.  Standard C provides the time() function, but its
resolution is implementation-defined (1 second is typical).

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) <kst-u@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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