> > I vote for Integer as opposed to (sec,usec). I guess that C uses two
> > longs because it did not have a longer type, but we do have a longer
> > type, so why not use it? I really can't think about a reason to use
> > (sec,usec)...
> >
>
> Uhm, because you have to interface to a C function that takes (sec,usec)?
> i.e., the extra range you get from using Integer is useless.
I think using an Integer is sensible. As Marcin says, the (sec,usec)
pair is an artifact and it would be nice to make the interface a
little cleaner. If the Integer is greater than 2^64-1 then simply
pass NULL to select(): I think 595 000 years is near enough forever
given current operating systems...
--KW 8-)
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