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Re: usleep


On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Aleksandar Bakic wrote:

> This should work:
> 
> (select '() '() '() secs u-secs)
> 
> Aleks

thanks!  for the long term, is there anywhere that i should have looked to
find that?  (i.e. so i can find the next one myself, instead of bugging
you guys ;)

and sorry about missing you, i had left and forgot to log out. how did
think to look for me on irc? :)


> 
> > 
> > ok, i have found that there exists a lack of documentation, and in my
> > search i found reference to adding the posix timing functions to guile.
> > however i never found the syntax.
> > 
> > after i while, i just typed in (sleep 2) and it paused for 2 seconds.
> > "what luck!" i thought, and proceded to try to add (usleep 500000) to my
> > program.  obviously my luck didn't last.
> > 
> > what would the syntax for the fine resolution sleep command be?  i'm
> > trying to look through docs, but i just can't figure it out.
> > 
> > (please send a copy to me personally too, since i'm not subscribed to the
> > list)
> > 
> > 
> > 	Corey Sweeney
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Aleksandar Bakic, Comp.Sci. graduate student at Michigan State University
> e-mail: bakicale@cps.msu.edu
> 


	Corey Sweeney