Problem with sf::sleep (freeze)

[Contadotempo]

Hello,

For some reason using an sf::sleep with an std::cout and no std::endl makes my program freeze forever:

#include <iostream>
#include <SFML/System/Sleep.hpp>

int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
    while(true)
    {
        std::cout << "here";
        sf::sleep(sf::seconds(0.5f));
    }

        return 0;
}
 

However if I remove sf::sleep or if I add std::cout << "here" << std::endl; it works just fine. In addition, this was compiled in Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) with g++ 4.6.3, but for some reason the problem doesn't seem to happen in Windows (compiled with mingw/g++ 4.8 ).

What could be the problem here?

Thanks in advance,
Best regards

EDIT: Adding a std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<int>::max(),'\n'); also seems to fix the problem for a while. This leads me to believe it could be a buffer problem? But why does sf::sleep affect this?

EDIT: Adding an std::flush also seems to work.

[Hapax]

#include <iostream>
#include <SFML/System/Sleep.hpp>

int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
    while(true)
    {
        std::cout << "here";
        sf::sleep(sf::seconds(0.5f));
    }

        return 0;
}
 

This code works fine for me. I don't think you should ever be using "while(true)" though :p

[Laurent]

Well, a while(true) with a sf::sleep inside is the definition of a program that freezes forever, so you shouldn't be surprised of the result

I think your program runs as expected, but std::cout outputs nothing until you use std::endl or std::flush. The behaviour depends on the platform: some may buffer text forever, some others may output text after a while, etc.

[Contadotempo]

I think your program runs as expected, but std::cout outputs nothing until you use std::endl or std::flush. The behaviour depends on the platform: some may buffer text forever, some others may output text after a while, etc.

Ah I see. I was confused because it did output the "here" string on windows but not on Linux. Probably didn't explain that too well. In that case I'm more relieved.

Thanks,
Best regards