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| 124 | this argument. |
124 | this argument. |
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| 126 | =head2 TIME REPRESENTATION |
126 | =head2 TIME REPRESENTATION |
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| 128 | Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing |
128 | Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing |
| 129 | the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (in practise |
129 | the (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (in practice |
| 130 | somewhere near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't |
130 | somewhere near the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't |
| 131 | ask). This type is called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use |
131 | ask). This type is called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use |
| 132 | too. It usually aliases to the C<double> type in C. When you need to do |
132 | too. It usually aliases to the C<double> type in C. When you need to do |
| 133 | any calculations on it, you should treat it as some floating point value. |
133 | any calculations on it, you should treat it as some floating point value. |
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