On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Globe Trotter wrote:
clock() returns an approximation of the CPU time used by the actualprocess,so while load from other programs is a factor (particularly since it'llmakeyour program wait for IO, etc.) it should do basically what you want.
Also check out the times(2) facility. It's not ISO C, but it is POSIX and it has some advantages over clock(3).
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Thanks, what exactly are the advantages? These are sometimes long calculations so the processor will be running for long. Also, is there
clock() will wrap after about 75 CPU minutes. I believe times() will not.
Also times() tracks user and system time separately, and it tracks parent and child process times separately.
an example on using times(2) somewhere? A Google search on times(2) example C did not reveal much, but the choice of keywords may not have been apt. (One problem with the name of the language called C is that is just a letter, as opposed to fortran/C++/pascal et al, which is more distinctive.
Don't know of a handy URL, sorry. The man page ("man 2 times") and a little experimentation should be enough.
Sorry and thanks for all the help!
Best wishes!
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