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Greg Chicares wrote:
> I get similar results with the same program. According to
> C99 7.23.2.1/2,
>   "The clock function determines the processor time used."
> so I'd guess that sleep() is consuming only wall-clock time.
>   
Ah, good catch. Thank you.
Now, I am definitely interested in wall clock elapsed time. Is there 
anything available that will give me real time at resolution greater 
than one second?

-Norton



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