Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:24:41 +0000 From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: gnu/25794: [PATCH] make perl use a decent random number generator Message-ID: <E14d6aH-000EIY-00@hand.dotat.at>
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>Number: 25794 >Category: gnu >Synopsis: [PATCH] make perl use a decent random number generator >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Mar 14 00:30:01 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> >Release: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 >Organization: Covalent Technologies, Inc. >Environment: FreeBSD hand.dotat.at 4.2-STABLE FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE #4: Wed Feb 21 00:26:12 GMT 2001 fanf@hand.dotat.at:/FreeBSD/obj/FreeBSD/releng4/sys/DELL-Latitude-CSx i386 sources cvsupped Wed Mar 14 03:45:12 GMT 2001 >Description: perl uses rand(3) as its random number generator, which is quite frankly not the best of the bunch. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: config.SH-elf.alpha =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/libperl/config.SH-elf.alpha,v retrieving revision 1.16.2.1 diff -u -r1.16.2.1 config.SH-elf.alpha --- config.SH-elf.alpha 2000/10/31 08:05:27 1.16.2.1 +++ config.SH-elf.alpha 2001/03/14 08:20:42 @@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ zip='zip' # Configure command line arguments. config_arg0='Configure' -config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/alpha-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more' -config_argc=10 +config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/alpha-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more -Dmy_rand=random -Dmy_sran=srandom' +config_argc=12 config_arg1='-Dprefix=/usr' config_arg2='-Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach' config_arg3='-Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503' @@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ config_arg8='-Ulocincpth=' config_arg9='-Uloclibpth=' config_arg10='-Dpager=/usr/bin/more' +config_arg11='-Dmy_rand=random' +config_arg12='-Dmy_srand=srandom' PATCHLEVEL=5 SUBVERSION=3 CONFIG=true Index: config.SH-elf.i386 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/libperl/config.SH-elf.i386,v retrieving revision 1.15.2.1 diff -u -r1.15.2.1 config.SH-elf.i386 --- config.SH-elf.i386 2000/10/31 08:05:27 1.15.2.1 +++ config.SH-elf.i386 2001/03/14 03:17:27 @@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ zip='zip' # Configure command line arguments. config_arg0='Configure' -config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more' -config_argc=10 +config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more -Dmy_rand=random -Dmy_sran=srandom' +config_argc=12 config_arg1='-Dprefix=/usr' config_arg2='-Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach' config_arg3='-Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503' @@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ config_arg8='-Ulocincpth=' config_arg9='-Uloclibpth=' config_arg10='-Dpager=/usr/bin/more' +config_arg11='-Dmy_rand=random' +config_arg12='-Dmy_srand=srandom' PATCHLEVEL=5 SUBVERSION=3 CONFIG=true Index: config.SH-threads-elf.alpha =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/libperl/config.SH-threads-elf.alpha,v retrieving revision 1.2.2.1 diff -u -r1.2.2.1 config.SH-threads-elf.alpha --- config.SH-threads-elf.alpha 2000/10/31 08:05:27 1.2.2.1 +++ config.SH-threads-elf.alpha 2001/03/14 08:20:25 @@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ zip='zip' # Configure command line arguments. config_arg0='Configure' -config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/alpha-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more' -config_argc=10 +config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/alpha-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more -Dmy_rand=random -Dmy_sran=srandom' +config_argc=12 config_arg1='-Dprefix=/usr' config_arg2='-Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach' config_arg3='-Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503' @@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ config_arg8='-Ulocincpth=' config_arg9='-Uloclibpth=' config_arg10='-Dpager=/usr/bin/more' +config_arg11='-Dmy_rand=random' +config_arg12='-Dmy_srand=srandom' PATCHLEVEL=5 SUBVERSION=3 CONFIG=true Index: config.SH-threads-elf.i386 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/libperl/config.SH-threads-elf.i386,v retrieving revision 1.2.2.1 diff -u -r1.2.2.1 config.SH-threads-elf.i386 --- config.SH-threads-elf.i386 2000/10/31 08:05:27 1.2.2.1 +++ config.SH-threads-elf.i386 2001/03/14 08:20:32 @@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ zip='zip' # Configure command line arguments. config_arg0='Configure' -config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more' -config_argc=10 +config_args='-Dprefix=/usr -Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach -Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503 -Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-freebsd -Dsitelib=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 -Dman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/perl/man/man3 -Ulocincpth= -Uloclibpth= -Dpager=/usr/bin/more -Dmy_rand=random -Dmy_sran=srandom' +config_argc=12 config_arg1='-Dprefix=/usr' config_arg2='-Darchlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503/mach' config_arg3='-Dprivlib=/usr/libdata/perl/5.00503' @@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ config_arg8='-Ulocincpth=' config_arg9='-Uloclibpth=' config_arg10='-Dpager=/usr/bin/more' +config_arg11='-Dmy_rand=random' +config_arg12='-Dmy_srand=srandom' PATCHLEVEL=5 SUBVERSION=3 CONFIG=true >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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