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From: Dan Kegel <dkegel@ixiacom.com>
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Subject: RE: RDI code busy-waiting on running target?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:08:00 -0000
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Grant Edwards wrote:

> Is usleep() portable?

http://sarien.sourceforge.net/hackersguide/intro-portability.html
claims no.

It uses a timer on some platforms, too, so I'd avoid it anyway.

You might consider using select() with no fds to sleep briefly.  That's
tradition.

- Dan