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Re: bug#5822: run-at-time and Setting system time
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: bug#5822: run-at-time and Setting system time |
Date: |
Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:40:26 +0300 |
> Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:29:42 +0530
> From: chandan <chandan.babu@globaledgesoft.com>
> Cc:
>
> (defun mwnn-timer-callback ()
> (message "Hi, inside mwnn-timer-callback"))
>
> (run-at-time "60" nil 'mwnn-timer-callback)
>
> The above code is supposed to cause mwnn-timer-callback to get invoked
> after 60 seconds. But if the system time is changed to a future date
> (say 20 seconds after the timer is started) the timer fires immediately.
>
> Is this is a bug in the emacs code. If yes, can this be rectified?
I think this how the timers are supposed to behave. They are not
interval timers, if that's what you expected.