Function sleep

dlib/misc_api/misc_api_kernel_2.cpp:20–40

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    void sleep (
        unsigned long milliseconds
    )
    {
        // in HP-UX you can only usleep for less than a second 
#ifdef HPUX
        if (milliseconds >= 1000)
        {
            ::sleep(milliseconds/1000);
            unsigned long remaining = milliseconds%1000;
            if (remaining > 0)
                ::usleep(remaining*1000);
        }
        else
        {
            ::usleep(milliseconds*1000);
        }
#else
        ::usleep(milliseconds*1000);
#endif
    }

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