Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 21:54:55 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers) Subject: Re: I plan to change random() for -current (was Re: rand() and random()) Message-ID: <199610051954.VAA01766@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199610051847.UAA23755@grumble.grondar.za> from Mark Murray at "Oct 5, 96 08:47:50 pm"
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As Mark Murray wrote: > Why don't you use the RNG engine from /dev/random in random_machdep.c? Well, the trick with the library is that it shouldn't be _too_ random at all. ;-) It is supposed to generate the same sequence over and over again when used with the same seed, so you can test your software. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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