From 2a3e4b8fa36efec935b58f217f396d35e28c45c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: root Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:27:13 +0000 Subject: *** empty log message *** --- ev.pod | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'ev.pod') diff --git a/ev.pod b/ev.pod index 09f80ea..eb12a3f 100644 --- a/ev.pod +++ b/ev.pod @@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ 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, which is what you should use too. It usually -aliases to the C 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 might indicate, it is also used for time differences -throughout libev. +the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (in practise +somewhere near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't +ask). This type is called C, which is what you should use +too. It usually aliases to the C 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 might indicate, it is also used for +time differences (e.g. delays) throughout libev. =head1 ERROR HANDLING -- cgit v1.2.3