1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/Xmobar/Run/Commands.hs b/src/Xmobar/Run/Commands.hs
index 198edee..2aac344 100644
--- a/src/Xmobar/Run/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Xmobar/Run/Commands.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 --
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-module Xmobar.Run.Commands (Command (..), Exec (..)) where
+module Xmobar.Run.Commands (Command (..), Exec (..), tenthSeconds) where
 
 import Prelude
 import Control.Exception (handle, SomeException(..))
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@ import Data.Char
 import System.Process
 import System.Exit
 import System.IO (hClose)
+import Control.Concurrent
 
 import Xmobar.System.Signal
-import Xmobar.Utils (hGetLineSafe, tenthSeconds)
+import Xmobar.System.Utils (hGetLineSafe)
+
+-- | Work around to the Int max bound: since threadDelay takes an Int, it
+-- is not possible to set a thread delay grater than about 45 minutes.
+-- With a little recursion we solve the problem.
+tenthSeconds :: Int -> IO ()
+tenthSeconds s | s >= x = do threadDelay (x * 100000)
+                             tenthSeconds (s - x)
+               | otherwise = threadDelay (s * 100000)
+               where x = (maxBound :: Int) `div` 100000
 
 class Show e => Exec e where
     alias   :: e -> String