sf::sleep problem

[Bizarreofnature]

Hello!

sf::sleep (sf::seconds ( ((1.0f / 60) - cTimer.GetElapsedTime ()) ));

GetElapsedTime returns as float.

It doesnt work. The weird thing is that even the following does NOT work:

sf::sleep (sf::seconds (1.0f) );

Please help me, i already googled like crazy and nothing :-/

Best regards,
Bizarreofnature

[eXpl0it3r]

"Doesn't work" is not a problem description.

[Bizarreofnature]

Yes, you are right. Im sorry.

For example the following does not sleep for 0.1 sec, it sleeps for 1 sec.

sf::sleep (sf::seconds (0.1f) );

while

sf::sleep (sf::seconds (1.0f) );

sleeps the same time

[Bizarreofnature]

Even

sf::sleep (sf::seconds (100.0f) );

sleeps for 1 sec. Wtf.

[eXpl0it3r]

And how do you determine that?

sf::sleep just calls a system function, so if that doesn't do its job then you might have a weird system or some weird driver or some weird application.

[Bizarreofnature]

By dragging the window.

So i guess its better to use the setFramerateLimit function to limit fps?

[eXpl0it3r]

By dragging the window?

How does that measure anything?

[Bizarreofnature]

By dragging the window?

How does that measure anything?

It actually does. When i use sleep it "freezes" the window for a certain time.

[Bizarreofnature]

I just tried sf::milliseconds. It works.
The problem is sf::seconds.

EDIT: What should i do?

[Bizarreofnature]

Its ok, ive made it with microseconds. Too bad seconds didnt work 

[Elias Daler]

Try doing this and see if "2" is printed with 5 sec delay.

std::cout << "1" << std::endl;
sf::sleep(sf::seconds(5.0));
std::cout << "2" << std::endl;

Testing sleep by moving a window is not the best way, because OS may handle window movement in another thread, I think.

[Bizarreofnature]

I tried it. It doesnt work. Whatever value i try it always waits around 3-4 sec.

Ive tried 5.0, 1.5, 0.5

[Laurent]

What's your OS?

[Bizarreofnature]

Win7 pro

[Hapax]

Have you tried separately from your project?
Try this complete example:

#include <SFML/System.hpp>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
        std::cout << "1" << std::endl;
        sf::sleep(sf::seconds(5.0));
        std::cout << "2" << std::endl;
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}