Re: time() built-in

• Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 20:54:32 PDT
• From:
  hpa@trantor.zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)
• Reply-To:
  hpa@storm.net (H. Peter Anvin)
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By author:    Brian Buchanan <brian@wasteland.calbbs.com>
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>
> static package
> bf_us_time(Var arglist, Byte next, void *vdata, Objid progr)
> {
     [...]
>
>     r = new_float(((double)tv->tv_sec) + ((double)tv->tv_usec / 1000000));
>     
     [...]
> }
> 

Seems a bit misleading of a name for the function to me... I think
ftime() (fp time) would be more accurate, since the result is still in
seconds.

	-hpa

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