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Calling `clock()` gives an error: undefined reference to `_times'

I'm trying to use the clock() function in my C++ code but it's not working. I've tried adding #include <time.h> or #include <ctime> but it hasn't helped. I'm using Atmel Studio. 

#include <time.h>

int main(void)
{
        clock_t myClock = clock();
}

There shouldn't be an error, but I'm getting the following error messages:

recipe for target 'SAMS70.elf' failed
undefined reference to `_times'
ld returned 1 exit status

Does anyone have an idea why this might be happening?

Solution

  • MCU's normally do not expose processor use time. A library clock function calls the expected _times function to get the value, but the function is not defined for MCU for the reason stated above.