NAME

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_EXTERNAL - Declares a global timer from an external compilation unit

SYNOPSIS

       C/C++:

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_EXTERNAL(Profiler timer);

DESCRIPTION

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_EXTERNAL allows you to access a timer defined in another compilation
       unit.

EXAMPLE

       C/C++ :

       /* f1.c */

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER(globalTimer, "global timer", "", TAU_USER);

       /* f2.c */

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_EXTERNAL(globalTimer);
       int foo(void) {
         TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_START(globalTimer);
         /* ... */
         TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_STOP();
       }

SEE ALSO

       TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER(3), TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_START(3), TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_STOP(3)

                                            08/31/2005                    TAU_GLOBAL_TIMER_EXT(3)