implement a platform neutral usleep() using C++11

2021-10-05 17:58:27 -04:00
parent 528050aa08
commit fcdabe0002
3 changed files with 22 additions and 4 deletions
--- a/src/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform.h
@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ namespace platform {

  double walltime();

+
+  /*! Suspend execution for a microsecond interval
+   *
+   * This emulates the usleep(3) BSD function call also mentioned in POSIX.1-2001.
+   *
+   * \param  usec  length of delay in microseconds */
+
+  void usleep(int usec);
+
  /*! Return string with the operating system version and architecture info
   *
   *  \return  string with info about the OS and the platform is is running on */