Re: random()

[Mike Brownlow <mike@ctelcom.net>]

Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au> wrote:
> Reply-To: 
> Hi,
> 	I have some trouble to generate a random number. Please help.
> 	I use the current time for the seed:

Why not:

	unsigned int gen_magic()
	{
		srandom(time(0));
		return random();
	}

?

> 	unsigned int gen_magic()
> 	{
> 	        time_t  cur;
> 	        char    *cur_time;
> 
> 	        time(&cur);
> 	        cur_time = ctime(&cur);
> 
> 	        srandom((unsigned int) (atol(cur_time)));
> 
> 	        return random();
> 	}

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