kc3-lang/gnulib/doc/posix-functions/sleep.texi

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• @node sleep
  @section @code{sleep}
  @findex sleep
  
  POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/sleep.html}
  
  Gnulib module: sleep
  
  Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
  @itemize
  @item
  This function is missing on some platforms:
  mingw (2005 or newer).
  @item
  This function takes milliseconds as argument and returns @code{void} on some
  platforms:
  mingw (2005 and older).
  @item
  This function cannot sleep longer than 49.7 days on some platforms:
  Cygwin 1.5.x.
  @end itemize
  
  Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
  @itemize
  @item
  According to POSIX, the @code{sleep} function may interfere with the program's
  use of the @code{SIGALRM} signal.  On Linux, it doesn't; on other platforms,
  it may.
  @end itemize
  

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