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@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ this argument. =head2 TIME REPRESENTATION -Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing the -(fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (somewhere near -the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't ask). This type is -called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use too. It usually aliases -to the C<double> type in C, and when you need to do any calculations on -it, you should treat it as some floating point value. Unlike the name +Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing +the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (somewhere +near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't ask). This +type is called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use too. It usually +aliases to the C<double> type in C. When you need to do any calculations +on it, you should treat it as some floating point value. Unlike the name component C<stamp> might indicate, it is also used for time differences throughout libev. |