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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: rand(3) (was Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/xglobe/files patch-random)
To: kris@FreeBSD.ORG (Kris Kennaway)
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 06:22:42 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert),
	n@nectar.com (Jacques A. Vidrine), kris@FreeBSD.ORG (Kris Kennaway),
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> > Can someone put forth a use for rand() which requires this change
> > to permit the use to employe rand() instead of its own code?
> 
> Parse error.

What won't work without the change?

What is the technical reason the change is necessary?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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