| … | |
… | |
| 131 | .\} |
131 | .\} |
| 132 | .rm #[ #] #H #V #F C |
132 | .rm #[ #] #H #V #F C |
| 133 | .\" ======================================================================== |
133 | .\" ======================================================================== |
| 134 | .\" |
134 | .\" |
| 135 | .IX Title "LIBEV 3" |
135 | .IX Title "LIBEV 3" |
| 136 | .TH LIBEV 3 "2015-12-20" "libev-4.20" "libev - high performance full featured event loop" |
136 | .TH LIBEV 3 "2016-02-18" "libev-4.22" "libev - high performance full featured event loop" |
| 137 | .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes |
137 | .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes |
| 138 | .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. |
138 | .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. |
| 139 | .if n .ad l |
139 | .if n .ad l |
| 140 | .nh |
140 | .nh |
| 141 | .SH "NAME" |
141 | .SH "NAME" |
| … | |
… | |
| 2346 | Periodic watchers are also timers of a kind, but they are very versatile |
2346 | Periodic watchers are also timers of a kind, but they are very versatile |
| 2347 | (and unfortunately a bit complex). |
2347 | (and unfortunately a bit complex). |
| 2348 | .PP |
2348 | .PP |
| 2349 | Unlike \f(CW\*(C`ev_timer\*(C'\fR, periodic watchers are not based on real time (or |
2349 | Unlike \f(CW\*(C`ev_timer\*(C'\fR, periodic watchers are not based on real time (or |
| 2350 | relative time, the physical time that passes) but on wall clock time |
2350 | relative time, the physical time that passes) but on wall clock time |
| 2351 | (absolute time, the thing you can read on your calender or clock). The |
2351 | (absolute time, the thing you can read on your calendar or clock). The |
| 2352 | difference is that wall clock time can run faster or slower than real |
2352 | difference is that wall clock time can run faster or slower than real |
| 2353 | time, and time jumps are not uncommon (e.g. when you adjust your |
2353 | time, and time jumps are not uncommon (e.g. when you adjust your |
| 2354 | wrist-watch). |
2354 | wrist-watch). |
| 2355 | .PP |
2355 | .PP |
| 2356 | You can tell a periodic watcher to trigger after some specific point |
2356 | You can tell a periodic watcher to trigger after some specific point |
