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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KShred compile troubles.
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-05-30 22:48:11
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On Tue, 30 May 2000, David Faure wrote:
> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 03:56:28PM +0200, Alexander Feigl wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I cannot compile current KShred.cpp because random() and srandom() don't
> > get included.
> >
> > srandom() and random are only included when _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED or
> > _SVID_SOURCE are definded.  I'm using glibc 2.1. (Linux).
> >
> > Is there any reason why we use srandom() and random()? srand() and rand()
> > would be available without #defines
>
> Hmm, I'm a bit lost in the random/rand/KRandomSequence situation.
> Waldo ? Should KShred use the latter ? Otherwise, what's the
> file to include ?

It needs cryptographicly strong random numbers, so I would use 
KApplication::random().

Cheers,
Waldo

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