Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 12:26:44 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Harlan Stenn <Harlan.Stenn@pfcs.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: random() fix explanation to avoid misunderstanding Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961008122335.11789A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <8061.844717430@mumps.pfcs.com>
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On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Harlan Stenn wrote: > Terry is right when he talk about needing to keep the PSEUDO-random code > "golden". > > Jordan is right when he says that if you want repeatable results, it's > best to carry your pseudo-random number code with you. > > If folks are going to change random.c anyway, I'd ask that either the > old code be moved to a "compat" library, and/or find a way to have a > per-process switch that provides a way to choose which version of the > generator you're getting. Wouldn't just an environment variable (USE_OLD_RANDOM) do the job? Most people will not have it defined. For those who will need it, define it in the manual page for random. Yes - it does increase the code size (=bloats it) but is there any other way - as noted already, majority does not (or does not in some time in the near future) need the old code. The minority could just have it set in .login? Sander > > H >
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