How to "sleep" or "delay"?

**Julie** · Jul 22 '05, 07:09 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

John wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Thanks.
>
> I am writing a C++ code on Linux and Sun OS platform.
> How to make a procedure sleep or delay?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "John Carson" <donaldquixote@ datafast.net.au > wrote in message news:<40455261$ 1@usenet.per.pa radox.net.au>.. .[color=green]
> > "John Carson" <donaldquixote@ datafast.net.au > wrote in message
> > news:40455214$1 @usenet.per.par adox.net.au[color=darkred]
> > > "John" <johnw822003@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:c30e885a.0 403021908.31f49 9b5@posting.goo gle.com
> > >> Hi all:
> > >>
> > >> Is there a function to make a procedure sleep or delay for a few
> > >> /seconds/minutes?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks a lot.
> > >
> > > Yes. It is called Sleep.[/color]
> >
> >
> >
> > My mistake. Forgot what newsgroup I was in. There is no standard C++
> > function to do this. It is platform specific.[/color][/color]

If you are looking for a platform-specific solution, you will need to post your
question in a newsgroup that responds to platform-specific posts.

I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first inquiry. Any
particular reason that won't work for you?

**John** · Jul 22 '05, 07:10 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

Thanks. I just read it. Due to the up to 9 hours delay of posting, I
post my question before I saw your response. :-)

John

Julie <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:<4045801E. F3C5B881@aol.co m>...[color=blue]
> John wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > I am writing a C++ code on Linux and Sun OS platform.
> > How to make a procedure sleep or delay?
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > "John Carson" <donaldquixote@ datafast.net.au > wrote in message news:<40455261$ 1@usenet.per.pa radox.net.au>.. .[color=darkred]
> > > "John Carson" <donaldquixote@ datafast.net.au > wrote in message
> > > news:40455214$1 @usenet.per.par adox.net.au
> > > > "John" <johnw822003@ya hoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:c30e885a.0 403021908.31f49 9b5@posting.goo gle.com
> > > >> Hi all:
> > > >>
> > > >> Is there a function to make a procedure sleep or delay for a few
> > > >> /seconds/minutes?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks a lot.
> > > >
> > > > Yes. It is called Sleep.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My mistake. Forgot what newsgroup I was in. There is no standard C++
> > > function to do this. It is platform specific.[/color][/color]
>
> If you are looking for a platform-specific solution, you will need to post your
> question in a newsgroup that responds to platform-specific posts.
>
> I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first inquiry. Any
> particular reason that won't work for you?[/color]

**John Carson** · Jul 22 '05, 07:10 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

"Julie" <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:4045801E.F 3C5B881@aol.com[color=blue]
>
> I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first
> inquiry. Any particular reason that won't work for you?[/color]

(The other) John seems happy, but your solution will drive CPU usage up to
100% (it does on Windows anyway), just so the program can do nothing.
Personally, I would much prefer a platform specific solution that actually
puts the thread to sleep.

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**Jorge Rivera** · Jul 22 '05, 07:11 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

John Carson wrote:[color=blue]
> "Julie" <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:4045801E.F 3C5B881@aol.com
>[color=green]
>>I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first
>>inquiry. Any particular reason that won't work for you?[/color]
>
>
> (The other) John seems happy, but your solution will drive CPU usage up to
> 100% (it does on Windows anyway), just so the program can do nothing.
> Personally, I would much prefer a platform specific solution that actually
> puts the thread to sleep.
>
>[/color]

I can't remember all the details, but I beleive that you can set an
"alarm" (look in the signals documentationon your Unix implementation) .
Also, there is nanosleep. All you have to do is convert your time to
the appropriate nanosleep compatible time structure, and you will sleep
for that amount of nanoseconds.

JLR

**Julie** · Jul 22 '05, 07:11 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

Jorge Rivera wrote:[color=blue]
>
> John Carson wrote:[color=green]
> > "Julie" <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:4045801E.F 3C5B881@aol.com
> >[color=darkred]
> >>I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first
> >>inquiry. Any particular reason that won't work for you?[/color]
> >
> >
> > (The other) John seems happy, but your solution will drive CPU usage up to
> > 100% (it does on Windows anyway), just so the program can do nothing.
> > Personally, I would much prefer a platform specific solution that actually
> > puts the thread to sleep.
> >
> >[/color]
>
> I can't remember all the details, but I beleive that you can set an
> "alarm" (look in the signals documentationon your Unix implementation) .
> Also, there is nanosleep. All you have to do is convert your time to
> the appropriate nanosleep compatible time structure, and you will sleep
> for that amount of nanoseconds.
>
> JLR[/color]

Yes, but that isn't platform neutral and/or portable.

The OP requested a way to sleep using standard C++ which is what I provided.

**Julie** · Jul 22 '05, 07:11 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

Julie wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Jorge Rivera wrote:[color=green]
> >
> > John Carson wrote:[color=darkred]
> > > "Julie" <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:4045801E.F 3C5B881@aol.com
> > >
> > >>I posted a platform-neutral version in response to your first
> > >>inquiry. Any particular reason that won't work for you?
> > >
> > >
> > > (The other) John seems happy, but your solution will drive CPU usage up to
> > > 100% (it does on Windows anyway), just so the program can do nothing.
> > > Personally, I would much prefer a platform specific solution that actually
> > > puts the thread to sleep.
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> > I can't remember all the details, but I beleive that you can set an
> > "alarm" (look in the signals documentationon your Unix implementation) .
> > Also, there is nanosleep. All you have to do is convert your time to
> > the appropriate nanosleep compatible time structure, and you will sleep
> > for that amount of nanoseconds.
> >
> > JLR[/color]
>
> Yes, but that isn't platform neutral and/or portable.
>
> The OP requested a way to sleep using standard C++ which is what I provided.[/color]

That last line should read:

The OP originally requested a way to sleep using standard C++ which is what I
provided. Platform-specific solutions should be discussed in the relevant
newsgroup(s), not clc++.

**John Carson** · Jul 22 '05, 07:12 AM

Re: How to "sleep&quo t; or "delay&quo t;?

"Julie" <julie@aol.co m> wrote in message news:40469853.D C409461@aol.com[color=blue]
> Julie wrote:
>
> The OP originally requested a way to sleep using standard C++ which
> is what I provided. Platform-specific solutions should be discussed
> in the relevant newsgroup(s), not clc++.[/color]

Actually, he made no reference to standard C++, though perhaps you inferred
this from the newsgroup he chose to post in. I agree with your second
sentence. But I don't believe in using standard solutions that are not good
solutions.

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John Carson
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