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From: bf14@prism.gatech.edu (Brian Franklin)
Subject: Re: Timing of ADA code
Date: 1998/07/31
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Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, USA
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Date: 1998-07-31T00:00:00+00:00
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On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 16:49:15 GMT, dennison@telepath.com wrote:

>In article <35c1cf02.40761361@news.gatech.edu>,
>  bf14@prism.gatech.edu (Brian Franklin) wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:15:17 GMT, dennison@telepath.com wrote:
>>
>> >In article <35c12689.217545056@news.gatech.edu>,
>> >  bf14@prism.gatech.edu (Brian Franklin) wrote:
>> >> I want to measure the execution time of portions of my ADA code. What
>> >> code do I need to add the my code to do this?
>> >>
>> >> I'm using GNAT on a PC.
>> >>
>> >
>> >What OS?
>> Windows 95
>> >
>> >CPU time or wall time?
>> CPU
>> (What's wall time?)
>The actual time elapsed (including time spent doing nothing while another
>process or task is executing). iaw: The time elapsed as reported by the clock
>on the wall.
>
>Ada gives you a standard way to get "wall" time, but you will have to make OS
>calls to get CPU time. That turns your question into:
>

OK, In that case "wall" time will do. My PC has a dedicated processor
and hopefully any other tasks it chooses to do (if done) will not
affect the result. I guess basically I just need the time when the
process starts and the time when it finishes.