4 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.cc b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.cc
index 96b079a0ed..5304faf165 100644
--- a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.cc
+++ b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.cc
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace gr {
   namespace blocks {
 
     message_strobe::sptr
-    message_strobe::make(pmt::pmt_t msg, float period_ms)
+    message_strobe::make(pmt::pmt_t msg, long period_ms)
     {
       return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr
         (new message_strobe_impl(msg, period_ms));
     }
 
-    message_strobe_impl::message_strobe_impl(pmt::pmt_t msg, float period_ms)
+    message_strobe_impl::message_strobe_impl(pmt::pmt_t msg, long period_ms)
       : block("message_strobe",
               io_signature::make(0, 0, 0),
               io_signature::make(0, 0, 0)),
diff --git a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.h b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.h
index 3ce71af58f..06a3fd3374 100644
--- a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.h
+++ b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_impl.h
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ namespace gr {
     private:
       boost::shared_ptr<gr::thread::thread> d_thread;
       bool d_finished;
-      float d_period_ms;
+      long d_period_ms;
       pmt::pmt_t d_msg;
 
       void run();
 
     public:
-      message_strobe_impl(pmt::pmt_t msg, float period_ms);
+      message_strobe_impl(pmt::pmt_t msg, long period_ms);
       ~message_strobe_impl();
 
       void set_msg(pmt::pmt_t msg) { d_msg = msg; }
       pmt::pmt_t msg() const { return d_msg; }
-      void set_period(float period_ms) { d_period_ms = period_ms; }
-      float period() const { return d_period_ms; }
+      void set_period(long period_ms) { d_period_ms = period_ms; }
+      long period() const { return d_period_ms; }
 
       // Overloading these to start and stop the internal thread that
       // periodically produces the message.
diff --git a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.cc b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.cc
index c62aad1c7a..a5c6693215 100644
--- a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.cc
+++ b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.cc
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ namespace gr {
                       boost::bind(&message_strobe_random_impl::set_msg, this, _1));
     }
 
-    float message_strobe_random_impl::next_delay(){
+    long message_strobe_random_impl::next_delay(){
         switch(d_dist){
             case STROBE_POISSON:
                 //return d_variate_poisson->operator()();
-                return d_variate_poisson->operator()();
+                return static_cast<long>(d_variate_poisson->operator()());
             case STROBE_GAUSSIAN:
-                return d_variate_normal->operator()();
+                return static_cast<long>(d_variate_normal->operator()());
             case STROBE_UNIFORM:
-                return d_variate_uniform->operator()();
+                return static_cast<long>(d_variate_uniform->operator()());
             default:
                 throw std::runtime_error("message_strobe_random_impl::d_distribution is very unhappy with you");
         }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace gr {
     void message_strobe_random_impl::run()
     {
       while(!d_finished) {
-        boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(std::max(0.0f,next_delay())));
+        boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(std::max(0L, next_delay())));
         if(d_finished) {
           return;
         }
diff --git a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.h b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.h
index 2dcaa7effa..786f3288f6 100644
--- a/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.h
+++ b/gr-blocks/lib/message_strobe_random_impl.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace gr {
       message_strobe_random_distribution_t d_dist;
       pmt::pmt_t d_msg;
       void run();
-      float next_delay();
+      long next_delay();
 
       boost::mt19937 d_rng;
       boost::shared_ptr< boost::variate_generator <boost::mt19937, boost::poisson_distribution<> > > d_variate_poisson;