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Offline c_joerg

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os.time overflow
« on: 30 / January / 2019, 03:13:12 »
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Can the following script come to an overflow so that the loop hangs forever?


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z        = 0
shots    = 99999
interval = 3000
t1=os.time()
repeat
  if os.difftime(os.time(),t1)>=0 then
    t1=os.time()+interval
    z=z+1
    shoot()
  end
until z==shots
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Re: os.time overflow
« Reply #1 on: 30 / January / 2019, 17:01:00 »
Quote from: c_joerg on 30 / January / 2019, 03:13:12
Can the following script come to an overflow so that the loop hangs forever?

I don't think it should, within reason*. According to the documentation I wrote when I implemented the os lib:
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os.difftime: Just returns (unsigned int)t1 - (unsigned int)t2
So, the result shouldn't be negative unless the *difference* exceeds 2^31 seconds.

* os.time is seconds since 1970 similar to a unix timestamp, so camera time calculations including CHDK Lua will be affected by the Y2038 bug.
« Last Edit: 31 / January / 2019, 17:04:51 by reyalp »
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Re: os.time overflow
« Reply #2 on: 31 / January / 2019, 04:35:49 »
Quote from: reyalp on 30 / January / 2019, 17:01:00
* os.time is seconds since 1970 similar to a unix timestamp, so camera time calculations including CHDK Lua will be affected by the Y2038 bug.
Thanks, then I have some time left ...  :)
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