Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 01:10:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/13326: additional timeval interfaces for <sys/time.h> Message-ID: <199908230810.BAA35127@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/13326; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, kbyanc@kronos.alcnet.com Cc: Subject: Re: misc/13326: additional timeval interfaces for <sys/time.h> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 18:05:02 +1000 > 2 new interfaces for manipulating timeval structures in addition to > those provided for NetBSD/OpenBSD compatibility in <sys/time.h> > > Admittingly, they aren't strickly necissary, but seeing as how they > increase readability of code which manipulates timevals, don't add > any bloat unless they are used (in which care they aren't bloat), > and extend functionality already provided by <sys/time.h>, I think > that they would make good additions to FreeBSD. timevals have been obsolescent for 3-4 years since POSIX blessed timespecs. New interfaces for dealing with them shouldn't be added. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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