The code to do the animation is very simple:
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
void sleep ( long milli )
{
clock_t end, current = clock();
for( end = current + milli; current < end; current = clock() );
}
int main ( void )
{
int x = 0;
const char *barRotate = "|\\-/";
printf ( "Loading configuration files... " );
for ( ; ; ) {
if ( x > 3 ) x = 0;
printf ( "%c\b", barRotate[x++] );
sleep ( 200 );
}
return 0;
}
You may have to create a separate process to run the animation and perform other work at the same time, this is bare bones.
-Prelude
