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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.sources.bugs
Subject: Re: How do I compile ttype?
Message-ID: <1641@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Dec-85 16:21:32 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  8 16:21:32 1985
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In article <1929@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz> stephenf@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz (Stephen Frede) writes:
>V7/SysV times(2) system call returns a value in tics (1/60 or 1/100 sec in
>the US, usually 1/50 sec in Australia)
>The ttype program does not use the value for anything very crucial.
>The following routine will probably be close enough.

This will not work because, while ftime returns REAL TIME in small
units, times returns CPU TIME, obviously not the same thing, unless your
process is using 100% of the CPU.

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