[Bug c/34096] Random number generates the same set of numbers

[wilson at specifix dot com]

------- Comment #3 from wilson at specifix dot com  2007-11-15 01:41 -------
Subject: Re:  Random number generates the same set of numbers

rsanghavi at gmail dot com wrote:
> ------- Comment #2 from rsanghavi at gmail dot com  2007-11-14 22:32 -------
> But, even if you seed it, the result is the same unless you seed it with a
> random number. I use (time(0) + random number) as seed in my code.

Try reading the documentation.  On a unix box, you can do "man random" 
to get docs, which will tell you that it works this way by design.

> I am unaware and so asking you, if you have any idea of the project name random
> function belongs to?

It is part of the C library.  Where the C library comes from depends on 
the OS, which wasn't specified.  They will tell you the same thing we 
just told you though.


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34096