Thread: Please help with compile for gcc

Hi, the following program runs fine with Borland. It is a twelve hour clock. What it does is requests hours, mins, secs and then waits for user input. When user hits a key the program stops running and adds the elapsed time to the user input time and outputs it.

There are two issues when i compile using gcc.
(1) getch() is not avilable in GCC, but i need a simple substituition that will permit a pause for user input(press any key ....)

(2) The time.h file, i am not sure if its is right. I cannot even get to the output it just skips past when user input is required.

Please can you possibly help me, I need this to work for me to go ahead with the world clock!

PS: Excuse the code; I am just learning, any help would be appreciated.

Code:

//program: 12 hour time clock for c++


#include<iostream>
#include<time.h>
#include<conio.h>

class myClock{
   private:
      int hh, mm, ss;
      int start, timerSecs;    //for the timer


   public:
      myClock();        //constructor
      void get_time(int h, int m, int s);
      void startTimer();
      void endTimer();
      void add_time();
      void show_time();
};


myClock :: myClock()
{
   hh = mm = ss = 0;
}

void myClock :: get_time(int h, int m, int s)
{
   hh = h;
   mm = m;
   ss = s;
}

void myClock :: startTimer()
{
   start = clock();             //get the initial clock position
}

void myClock :: endTimer()
{
   clock_t end;                  //to get the final clock position
   end = clock();
   timerSecs = (end - start)/CLK_TCK;    // to get value in secs
}

void myClock :: add_time()
{
   ss += timerSecs;
   if ( ss > 59 ) {
      mm ++;
      ss %= 60;
   }

   if ( mm > 59 ){
      hh ++;
      mm %= 60;
   }

   if ( hh > 12 ){
      hh %= 12;
   }
}

void myClock :: show_time()
{
   cout << "The time is: " << hh << ":" << mm << ":" << ss;
}




int main()
{

   int hours, mins, secs;
   myClock c;

   cout << "Enter the hours: ";
   cin >> hours;

   cout << "Enter the minutes: ";
   cin >> mins;

   cout << "Enter the seconds: ";
   cin >> secs;

   c.get_time(hours, mins, secs);

   cout << "c is now ticking ..." << "\n";
   c.startTimer();

   cout << "Press any key to stop c ";
   getch();
   c.endTimer();
   c.add_time();
   c.show_time();

   return 0;
}

[code][/code]tagged by Salem

you can always use cin.get() or cin >> using a dummy variable. It may require pressing two keys, one of which is the enter key, but it should always be available.

try #include <ctime> instead of #include <time.h>

Thanks a lot, it clears it up.

APPRECIATE YOUR HELP!