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Re: srand, rand
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Mikael Djurfeldt |
Subject: |
Re: srand, rand |
Date: |
09 Apr 2001 18:49:04 +0200 |
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Mikael Djurfeldt <address@hidden> writes:
> Suggestion: We can add a function scm_set_rng_rand () which plugs in
> the system's "rand" generator into Guile's plug-in interface.
Actually, we should probably rather provide scm_set_rng_random.
Although the "rand" function is good on Linux, it is generally
considered a "bad" function not to be used on other systems. For
example, not all 32 bits are sufficiently "random".
random() should be of good quality on most systems.
- srand, rand, Dirk Herrmann, 2001/04/09
- Re: srand, rand, Martin Grabmueller, 2001/04/09
- Re: srand, rand, Mikael Djurfeldt, 2001/04/09
- Re: srand, rand,
Mikael Djurfeldt <=
- Re: srand, rand, Dirk Herrmann, 2001/04/09