Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 15:59:13 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Edward Brocklesby <ejb@lythe.org.uk> Cc: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand() is broken Message-ID: <3E3DB0D1.2B02CAF5@mindspring.com> References: <200302021848.NAA19508@agamemnon.cnchost.com> <200302021941.h12JfJ1a004169@a.smtp.serv.lythe.org.uk>
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Edward Brocklesby wrote: > On Sunday 02 February 2003 6:48 pm, Bakul Shah wrote: > > Guys, please realize that random() is also used in generating > > simulation inputs (or timing or whatever). If you go change > > the underlying algorithm or its parameters one can't generate > > the same sequence from the same seed when repeating a test. > > Maybe I missed something, but why cannot you just rip random() from libc, > rename it to bakul_shah_random() and use that in your testing code? Then you > are safe from any changes to random(), and indeed have a portable RNG if your > host OS changes. Binary packages from third party software vendors. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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