Re: Timers: absolute vs relative

It is trying to define what 0 means, which is the time that the LispWorks OS
process started in this case.

I suggest just using the relative version.

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>>>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:57:12 +0200, Marco Antoniotti (as marco dot antoniotti at unimib dot it) said:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I am dabbling with timers, but I am a bit confused by the documentation.
> 
> The documentation for schedule-timer says "Schedules a timer to expire at a
> given time after the start of the program."
> The one for schedule-timer-relative says "Schedules a timer to expire at a
> given time after this function is called."
> 
> While the "relative" form is rather clear and intuitive (get the current
> time schedule to timer x seconds later), I am a bit at a loss for the
> absolute version.  How exactly do you get the "start of the program"?
> 
> Shall I just use the relative version?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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