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Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/xglobe/files patch-random
To: n@nectar.com (Jacques A. Vidrine)
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> > So if I run the same program, compiled on a Solaris box, and
> > compiled on a FreeBSD box, both linked against the platform
> > libc, I will get the same results from both machines, without
> > having to carry the random number generator code with my
> > program, over to the new platform?
> 
> Why do you expect this anyway?

I am a scientist.  Repeatability of experiments is important.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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