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Re: multiple definitions of 'xxx keyed to...' in egcs-1.1.1


On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Mark Mitchell wrote:

> We just need a pile of bits.
[snip]
> You could use autoconf to see if
> there's a /dev/random and use that instead of the pseudo-random number
> generator, if available.  Then, you don't even have to seed.

Erm, don't you perhaps mean /dev/urandom? With /dev/random, compiler could
easily use all the random numbers in kernel buffer and than would have to
wait until new ones are generated. That would be fun: one would have to
press some keys on the keyboard or ping the machine in order for the
compiler to do its job :-).

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