timing.c

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#include "header.h"

#include <sys/time.h>

double get_time(void) {
    struct timeval now;    
    
    /* in some implementations, clock() wraps round after 36 minutes.
     * use gettimeofday() instead, which gives us time since the Epoch 
     */
# ifndef S_SPLINT_S
    gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
# endif
    
    /* return time in secs */
    return now.tv_sec + (now.tv_usec * 1.e-6);
}