There is a function Runtime() which returns the number of milliseconds of CPU time GAP has used since starting, and a related function Runtimes() which gives slightly more detail.
On 32 bit systems both commands may wrap round, giving strange results after a few days. Steve On 25 Nov 2012, at 11:34, Frederic Vanhove <fvanh...@cage.ugent.be> wrote: > Hello, > > I was wondering if there is any way to let GAP return the current date > or time. > > I know that using > time; > one can get the number of milliseconds the last operation took. > > However, I would like to do a long computation, and I would want GAP to > print from to time what he has done already and how long that has > already taken. > > Is that possible? > > Many thanks, > Kind regards, > Frédéric > > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum