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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index 29e496f2da..4f3c4d783d 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ on the previous timer. For delays of finer granularity than one second, you may use Perl's four-argument version of select() leaving the first three arguments undefined, or you might be able to use the C<syscall> interface to -access setitimer(2) if your system supports it. The Time::HiRes module -from CPAN may also prove useful. +access setitimer(2) if your system supports it. The Time::HiRes +module (from CPAN, and starting from Perl 5.8 part of the standard +distribution) may also prove useful. It is usually a mistake to intermix C<alarm> and C<sleep> calls. (C<sleep> may be internally implemented in your system with C<alarm>) @@ -4159,8 +4160,9 @@ busy multitasking system. For delays of finer granularity than one second, you may use Perl's C<syscall> interface to access setitimer(2) if your system supports -it, or else see L</select> above. The Time::HiRes module from CPAN -may also help. +it, or else see L</select> above. The Time::HiRes module (from CPAN, +and starting from Perl 5.8 part of the standard distribution) may also +help. See also the POSIX module's C<pause> function. |