Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/06/20/17:36:35
Jason M. Daniels (bd733 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT edu) wrote:
: Look, I agree that the functionality of uclock is a good thing to have.
: However, since it already exists, why duplicate the exact same thing in
: rawclock? Every timing mechanisim has its use; and so does the documented
: working of rawclock.
I cannot argue why the functions are written as they are, but someone (Eli
I think) wrote elsewhere that rawclock was provided for compatibility with
other DOS compilers (Borland?) and so it would make sense to use the same
system as the compiler being emulated. I have no preference either way,
not having ever used the function.
I can't actually see much use, though, for the number of clock ticks since
midnight; to me it would just appear to complicate matters during the
witching hour.
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George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
Merton College, Oxford
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