how to use time() in g++ for random number generator seed?

[eric]

On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 00:18 +0100, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 22 July 2011 04:50, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@courier-mta.com> wrote:
> > eric writes:
> >
> >> But, my g++ complain
> >> --------
> >> eric@eric-laptop:~/cppcookbook/ch11$ g++ Example11-11.cpp
> >> Example11-11.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
> >> Example11-11.cpp:14:41: error: too few arguments to function ‘time_t
> >> time(time_t*)’
> >> /usr/include/time.h:186:15: note: declared here
> >> ------------
> >> Need your help to fix it and thanks a lot in advance, Eric
> >
> > The error message seems to be self-explanatory to me. If you're unsure,
> > consult the man page for time(2).
> >
> 
> Also, the libstdc++ mailing list is not for asking basic questions
> about how to call functions in the C standard library.  Stop wasting
> people's time by abusing the gcc mailing lists.
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