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+/* -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ *
+ * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2009
+ * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
+ * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
+ *
+ * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
+ * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
+ * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
+ * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
+ * purpose.
+ *
+ */
+
+///\file
+///\brief Some basic non-inline functions and static global data.
+
+#include<lemon/bits/windows.h>
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
+#ifdef UNICODE
+#undef UNICODE
+#endif
+#include <windows.h>
+#ifdef LOCALE_INVARIANT
+#define MY_LOCALE LOCALE_INVARIANT
+#else
+#define MY_LOCALE LOCALE_NEUTRAL
+#endif
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <sys/times.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace lemon {
+  namespace bits {
+    void getWinProcTimes(double &rtime,
+                         double &utime, double &stime,
+                         double &cutime, double &cstime)
+    {
+#ifdef WIN32
+      static const double ch = 4294967296.0e-7;
+      static const double cl = 1.0e-7;
+
+      FILETIME system;
+      GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&system);
+      rtime = ch * system.dwHighDateTime + cl * system.dwLowDateTime;
+
+      FILETIME create, exit, kernel, user;
+      if (GetProcessTimes(GetCurrentProcess(),&create, &exit, &kernel, &user)) {
+        utime = ch * user.dwHighDateTime + cl * user.dwLowDateTime;
+        stime = ch * kernel.dwHighDateTime + cl * kernel.dwLowDateTime;
+        cutime = 0;
+        cstime = 0;
+      } else {
+        rtime = 0;
+        utime = 0;
+        stime = 0;
+        cutime = 0;
+        cstime = 0;
+      }
+#else
+      timeval tv;
+      gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
+      rtime=tv.tv_sec+double(tv.tv_usec)/1e6;
+
+      tms ts;
+      double tck=sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
+      times(&ts);
+      utime=ts.tms_utime/tck;
+      stime=ts.tms_stime/tck;
+      cutime=ts.tms_cutime/tck;
+      cstime=ts.tms_cstime/tck;
+#endif
+    }
+
+    std::string getWinFormattedDate()
+    {
+      std::ostringstream os;
+#ifdef WIN32
+      SYSTEMTIME time;
+      GetSystemTime(&time);
+      char buf1[11], buf2[9], buf3[5];
+	  if (GetDateFormat(MY_LOCALE, 0, &time,
+                        ("ddd MMM dd"), buf1, 11) &&
+          GetTimeFormat(MY_LOCALE, 0, &time,
+                        ("HH':'mm':'ss"), buf2, 9) &&
+          GetDateFormat(MY_LOCALE, 0, &time,
+                        ("yyyy"), buf3, 5)) {
+        os << buf1 << ' ' << buf2 << ' ' << buf3;
+      }
+      else os << "unknown";
+#else
+      timeval tv;
+      gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
+
+      char cbuf[26];
+      ctime_r(&tv.tv_sec,cbuf);
+      os << cbuf;
+#endif
+      return os.str();
+    }
+
+    int getWinRndSeed()
+    {
+#ifdef WIN32
+      FILETIME time;
+      GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&time);
+      return GetCurrentProcessId() + time.dwHighDateTime + time.dwLowDateTime;
+#else
+      timeval tv;
+      gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
+      return getpid() + tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec;
+#endif
+    }
+  }
+}