HELPLIB.HLB  —  DECdts  utc_mkbinreltime
    Converts a timespec structure expressing a relative time to a
    binary timestamp.

    Format

      #include <utc.h>

      int utc_mkbinreltime(*utc, *timesp, *inaccsp)

         utc_t *utc;
         const reltimespec_t *timesp;
         const timespec_t *inaccsp;

1  –  Parameters

    Input

 timesp

    A reltimespec structure that expresses a relative time.

 inaccsp

    A timespec structure that expresses inaccuracy. If tv_sec is set
    to a value of -1, the inaccuracy is considered to be infinite.

    Output

 utc

    Resulting relative binary timestamp.

2  –  Description

    The Make Binary Relative Time routine converts a timespec
    structure that expresses relative time to a binary timestamp.

3  –  Returns

     0   Indicates that the routine executed successfully.
    -1   Indicates an invalid time argument or invalid results.

4  –  Example

    See the sample program for the utc_addtime routine.

5  –  Related Functions

    utc_binreltime, utc_mkbintime
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