Re: [Boost-Users] Using date_time::microsec_clock in windows ?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-15 15:30:11

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:58:40 -0400, Jérôme Poulin wrote
>     I would like to know why we can't use the microsec_clock in a windows
> env.  I know there is no gettimeofday function, but there is 
> certainly a viable workaround. Why it isn't in boost yet, is it 
> planned ?   

It will be there as soon as I have time to work on it or some motiviated 
user does the work and sends it to me ;-)

>How do you guys suggest to emulate the microsec_clock on 
> a Windows compilation ?

It actually shouldn't be too hard.  It is really a matter of swapping out the 
Windows API function calls to return the times and then adjusting 
appropriately.

Jeff