From owner-freebsd-audit Sun Feb 9 3:27:59 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-audit@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77E6B37B401; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 03:27:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DDD643FA3; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 03:27:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h19BRlja061425; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:27:47 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with UUCP id h19BRlQY061424; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:27:47 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h19BLMaX031051; Sun, 9 Feb 2003 13:21:22 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200302091121.h19BLMaX031051@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: Sean Chittenden Cc: audit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making random(6) actually useful... In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 09 Feb 2003 02:47:27 PST." <20030209104727.GO15936@perrin.int.nxad.com> Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 11:21:22 +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-audit@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Sean Chittenden writes: > There isn't much useful functionality that I'm aware of that comes out > of random(6) as its implemented currently. What I was originally out > to do was to randomize the search order of dist sites for > ports/packages and didn't find anything that did what I wanted and was > BSD licensed (or small). The new random(6) functionality allows for: Looks good to me! Nits: o Please put BSD copyrights onto new files. o Please use "new-style" function declarations where possible; this will obviate the need for (at least) the main() prototype. M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-audit" in the body of the message