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From: Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>
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Subject: Re: Timing code blocks
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:33:54 -0800 (PST)
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Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote on comp.lang.ada:
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:34:47 -0800 (PST), deadlyhead wrote:
>> The problem I'm having, though, is that the timing just isn't
>> happening. =A0This code will run for 15 seconds and when I examine the
>> time span, it tells me that no time passed.
>
> This is an ancient bug, which managed to survive a number of GNAT compile=
r
> versions.
>
> As a workaround, add delay 0.0 at the beginning of your program:
[...]
> delay 0.0; -- Wake up that dozing Ada RTL!

I was not aware of this bug; is there a PR in Bugzilla for it? I don't
see one. Perhaps that might explain how this bug survived several
versions of GNAT?

--
Ludovic Brenta.