From: fredex AT fcshome DOT stoneham DOT ma DOT us
Message-Id: <199606060101.VAA05267@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
Subject: Re: Why doesnt this work!
To: riggscl AT one DOT net (blah)
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 21:01:20 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <4p5btk$5ic@news.cybermax.net> from "blah" at Jun 6, 96 01:23:00 am
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Thinking furiously, blah wrote:
> int main(void)
> {
>    clock_t start, end;
>    start = clock();
>    end = clock();
>    printf("The time was: %f\n", (end - start) / CLK_TCK);
>    return 0;
> }
> 
> When i run this after compiling in gcc it always prints 0.00000!
> 
> any ideas?

Yes. (end-start)/CLK_TCK is an integral type, not a float. 

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